{"id":"F2002B00034","name":"Charter of the United Nations Sanctions Regulations (Repeal) 2002","slug":"charter-of-the-united-nations-sanctions-regulations-repeal-2002","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"35 of 2002","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":31033,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2002B00034-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Charter of the United Nations Sanctions Regulations (Repeal) 2002","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nCharter of the United Nations Sanctions Regulations (Repeal) 2002\n\nStatutory Rules 2002 No. 351\n\nI, PETER JOHN HOLLINGWORTH, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945.\n\nDated 28 February 2002\n\nPETER HOLLINGWORTH\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nALEXANDER DOWNER\n\nMinister for Foreign Affairs\n\n1 Name of Regulations\n\nThese Regulations are the Charter of the United Nations Sanctions Regulations (Repeal) 2002.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations commence on gazettal.\n\n3 Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions — Libya) Regulations — repeal\n\nThe following Statutory Rules are repealed:\n\n 1994 No. 131\n\n 1995 No. 432.\n\n4 Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions — Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) Regulations 1998 — repeal\n\nStatutory Rules 1998 No. 102 is repealed.\n\n5 Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions — Eritrea and Ethiopia) Regulations 2000 — repeal\n\nStatutory Rules 2000 No. 247 is repealed.\n\nNote\n\n> Note: 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 7 March 2002.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2117},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the repeal function described in its title, precisely targeting the specified sanctions regulations without expanding into new policy areas or adding regulatory burdens."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 sections total, with 3 dedicated solely to repeal","No definitions or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or transitional provisions","Straightforward repeal mechanism listing only the instruments to be cancelled"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does**\n\nThis regulation **cancels (repeals)** three outdated sets of United Nations sanctions laws that Australia had imposed on specific countries. It removes:\n\n*   Sanctions against **Libya** (from 1994 and 1995)\n*   Sanctions against the **Federal Republic of Yugoslavia** (from 1998)\n*   Sanctions against **Eritrea and Ethiopia** (from 2000)\n\n**Who it affects**\n\nAustralian businesses, banks, and individuals who were still technically restricted by these old rules. Once repealed, any activities previously banned under these specific regulations—such as certain trade or financial dealings with these countries—are no longer prohibited under Australian law.\n\n**Why it matters**\n\nThese rules were created to enforce UN Security Council decisions. By 2002, the UN had lifted sanctions on these nations, so this legislation cleans up Australia’s law books to match current international obligations. It removes legal red tape and allows normal diplomatic and commercial relations to resume."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/charter-of-the-united-nations-sanctions-regulations-repeal-2002","history":"/api/acts/charter-of-the-united-nations-sanctions-regulations-repeal-2002/history","analysis":"/api/acts/charter-of-the-united-nations-sanctions-regulations-repeal-2002/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/charter-of-the-united-nations-sanctions-regulations-repeal-2002/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/charter-of-the-united-nations-sanctions-regulations-repeal-2002/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/charter-of-the-united-nations-sanctions-regulations-repeal-2002/documents"}}