{"id":"F2008L00952","name":"Charter of the United Nations (UN Sanction Enforcement Law) Declaration 2008","slug":"charter-of-the-united-nations-un-sanction-enforcement-law-declaration-2008","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":73081,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L00952-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Charter of the United Nations (UN Sanction Enforcement Law) Declaration 2008","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.png)\n\nCharter of the United Nations (UN Sanction Enforcement Law) Declaration 2008\n\nmade under subsection 2B(1) of the\n\nCharter of the United Nations Act 1945\n\nCompilation No. 27\n\nCompilation date: 12 December 2025\n\nIncludes amendments: F2025L01489\n\nAbout this compilation\n\nThis compilation\n\nThis is a compilation of the Charter of the United Nations (UN Sanction Enforcement Law) Declaration 2008 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 12 December 2025 (the compilation date).\n\nThe notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.\n\nUncommenced amendments\n\nThe effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au).\n\nApplication, saving and transitional provisions\n\nIf the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.\n\nEditorial changes\n\nFor more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.\n\nPresentational changes\n\nThe Legislation Act 2003 provides for First Parliamentary Counsel to make presentational changes to a compilation. Presentational changes are applied to give a more consistent look and feel to legislation published on the Register, and enable the user to more easily navigate those documents.\n\nModifications\n\nIf the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. Any modifications affecting the law are accessible on the Register.\n\nSelf‑repealing provisions\n\nIf a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.\n\nContents\n\n1 Name of Instrument.................................................................................................... 1\n\n3 UN sanction enforcement laws................................................................................... 1\n\nSchedule 1—UN Sanction Enforcement Laws 2\n\nEndnotes 4\n\nEndnote 1—About the endnotes 4\n\nEndnote 2—Abbreviation key 5\n\nEndnote 3—Legislation history 6\n\nEndnote 4—Amendment history 8\n\n1 Name of Instrument\n\nThis Instrument is the Charter of the United Nations (UN Sanction Enforcement Law) Declaration 2008.\n\n3 UN sanction enforcement laws\n\nFor subsection 2B(1) of the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945, each provision mentioned in an item in Schedule 1, being a provision of a law of the Commonwealth mentioned in that item, is specified as a UN sanction enforcement law.\n\nSchedule 1 UN Sanction Enforcement Laws\n\n| Item | Provision                                                                                      | Law of the Commonwealth                                                                            |\n| ---- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| 1    | Regulations 8, 9, 10 and 11                                                                    | Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions — ISIL (Da’esh) and Al‑Qaida) Regulations 2008            |\n| 2    | Sections 7, 8, 9 and 10                                                                        | Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions — the Taliban) Regulations 2013                           |\n| 3    | Sections 8, 10, 11A and 11B                                                                    | Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions — Central African Republic) Regulation 2014               |\n| 4    | Regulations 9, 9A, 10, 11, 11A, 11AA, 11B, 11C, 11CA, 11D, 11E, 11G, 11J, 11L, 12, 13 and 13AA | Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions — Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) Regulations 2008 |\n| 5    | Regulations 8, 10, 12 and 13                                                                   | Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions — Democratic Republic of Congo) Regulations 2008          |\n| 6    | Sections 6, 8, 10 and 11                                                                       | Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions — Haiti) Regulations 2025                                 |\n| 7    | Sections ^9, ^12, ^14, ^16, ^19, ^21, ^23, ^24, ^25 and ^27                                    | Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions—Iran) Regulations 2025                                    |\n| 8    | Regulations 7, 10 and 12                                                                       | Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions — Iraq) Regulations 2008                                  |\n| 9    | Regulations 8, 10, 12 and 13                                                                   | Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions — Lebanon) Regulations 2008                               |\n| 10   | Regulations 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13A and 13C                                                       | Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions – Libya) Regulations 2011                                 |\n| 11   | Sections 5 and 6                                                                               | Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions – Mali) Regulations 2018                                  |\n| 12   | Regulations 8, 10, 12, 13, 14 and 15A                                                          | Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions — Somalia) Regulations 2008                               |\n| 13   | Sections 4B, 4D, 5 and 6                                                                       | Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions – South Sudan) Regulation 2015                            |\n| 14   | Regulations 8, 10, 12 and 13                                                                   | Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions — Sudan) Regulations 2008                                 |\n| 15   | Section 6                                                                                      | Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions – Syria) Regulation 2015                                  |\n| 16   | Sections 4D, 4E, 5 and 6                                                                       | Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions – Yemen) Regulation 2014                                  |\n| 17   | Regulations 13CK, 13CL, 13CM, 13CN, 13CO, 13CP, 13CQ, 13CR, 13CS and 13E                       | Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958                                                      |\n| 18   | Regulations 4Y, 4Z, 4ZA and 4ZB                                                                | Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956                                                      |\n| 19   | Sections 20 and 21                                                                             | Charter of the United Nations Act 1945                                                             |\n\n> Note: Endnotes\n\n> Note: Endnote 1—About the endnotes\n\nThe endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.\n\nThe following endnotes are included in every compilation:\n\nEndnote 1—About the endnotes\n\nEndnote 2—Abbreviation key\n\nEndnote 3—Legislation history\n\nEndnote 4—Amendment history\n\nAbbreviation key—Endnote 2\n\nThe abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.\n\nLegislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4\n\nAmending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.\n\nThe legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.\n\nThe amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.\n\nEditorial changes\n\nThe Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.\n\nIf the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.\n\nMisdescribed amendments\n\nA misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe how an amendment is to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, then the misdescribed amendment can be incorporated through an editorial change made under section 15V of the Legislation Act 2003.\n\nIf a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the amendment is not incorporated and “(md not incorp)” is added to the amendment history.\n\n> Note: Endnote 2—Abbreviation key\n\n| ad = added or inserted                         | orig = original                          |\n| ---------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- |\n| am = amended                                   | p = page(s)                              |\n| amdt = amendment                               | para = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)      |\n| C[x] = Compilation No. x                       | /sub‑subparagraph(s)                     |\n| ch = Chapter(s)                                | pres = present                           |\n| cl = clause(s)                                 | prev = previous                          |\n| cont. = continued                              | (prev…) = previously                     |\n| def = definition(s)                            | pt = Part(s)                             |\n| Dict = Dictionary                              | r = regulation(s)/Court rule(s)          |\n| disallowed = disallowed by Parliament          | reloc = relocated                        |\n| div = Division(s)                              | renum = renumbered                       |\n| ed = editorial change                          | rep = repealed                           |\n| exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have | rs = repealed and substituted            |\n| effect                                         | s = section(s)/subsection(s)             |\n| gaz = gazette                                  | /rule(s)/subrule(s)/order(s)/suborder(s) |\n| LA = Legislation Act 2003                      | sch = Schedule(s)                        |\n| LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003         | SLI = Select Legislative Instrument      |\n| (md) = misdescribed amendment can be given     | SR = Statutory Rules                     |\n| effect                                         | sub ch = Sub‑Chapter(s)                  |\n| (md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment       | sub div = Subdivision(s)                 |\n| cannot be given effect                         | sub pt = Subpart(s)                      |\n| mod = modified/modification                    | underlining = whole or part not          |\n| No. = Number(s)                                | commenced or to be commenced             |\n| Ord = Ordinance                                |                                          |\n\n> Note: Endnote 3—Legislation history\n\n| Name                                                                                           | Registration                  | Commencement                | Application, saving and transitional provisions |\n| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------- | --------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |\n| Charter of the United Nations (UN Sanction Enforcement Law) Declaration 2008                   | 20 Mar 2008 (F2008L00952)     | 24 Mar 2008                 |                                                 |\n| Charter of the United Nations (UN Sanction Enforcement Law) Amendment Declaration 2008 (No. 1) | 11 Apr 2008 (F2008L01045)     | 12 Apr 2008                 | —                                               |\n| Charter of the United Nations (UN Sanction Enforcement Law) Amendment Declaration 2009 (No. 1) | 9 Feb 2009 (F2009L00289)      | 10 Feb 2009                 | —                                               |\n| Charter of the United Nations (UN Sanction Enforcement Law) Amendment Declaration 2009 (No. 2) | 15 May 2009 (F2009L01811)     | 16 May 2009                 | —                                               |\n| Charter of the United Nations (UN Sanction Enforcement Law) Amendment Declaration 2009 (No. 3) | 11 Aug 2009 (F2009L03099)     | 12 Aug 2009                 | —                                               |\n| Charter of the United Nations (UN Sanction Enforcement Law) Amendment Declaration 2010 (No. 1) | 2 Mar 2010 (F2010L00579)      | 3 Mar 2010                  | —                                               |\n| Charter of the United Nations (UN Sanction Enforcement Law) Amendment Declaration 2010 (No. 2) | 22 July 2010 (F2010L02137)    | 23 July 2010                | —                                               |\n| Charter of the United Nations (UN Sanction Enforcement Law) Amendment Declaration 2011 (No. 1) | 16 Mar 2011 (F2011L00440)     | 17 Mar 2011                 | —                                               |\n| Charter of the United Nations (UN Sanction Enforcement Law) Amendment Declaration 2011 (No. 2) | 21 Apr 2011 (F2011L00633)     | 22 Apr 2011                 | —                                               |\n| Charter of the United Nations (UN Sanction Enforcement Law) Amendment Declaration 2012 (No. 1) | 1 Aug 2012 (F2012L01636)      | 2 Aug 2012                  | —                                               |\n| Charter of the United Nations (UN Sanction Enforcement Law) Amendment Declaration 2013 (No. 1) | 17 May 2013 (F2013L00789)     | 18 May 2013                 | —                                               |\n| Charter of the United Nations (UN Sanction Enforcement Law) Amendment Declaration 2014 (No. 1) | 2 April 2014 (F2014L00378)    | 3 April 2014                | —                                               |\n| Charter of the United Nations (UN Sanction Enforcement Law) Amendment Declaration 2014 (No. 2) | 20 May 2014 (F2014L00568)     | 21 May 2014                 | —                                               |\n| Charter of the United Nations (UN Sanction Enforcement Law) Amendment Declaration 2015 (No. 1) | 10 Sept 2015 (F2015L01422)    | 11 Sept 2015                | —                                               |\n| Charter of the United Nations (UN Sanction Enforcement Law) Amendment Declaration 2015 (No. 2) | 21 Oct 2015 (F2015L01673)     | 22 Oct 2015                 | —                                               |\n| Charter of the United Nations (UN Sanction Enforcement Law) Amendment Declaration 2015 (No. 3) | 22 Dec 2015 (F2015L02098)     | 23 Dec 2015                 | —                                               |\n| Charter of the United Nations (UN Sanction Enforcement Law) Amendment Declaration 2016 (No. 1) | 20 July 2016 (F2016L01209)    | 21 July 2016 (s 2)          | —                                               |\n| Charter of the United Nations (UN Sanction Enforcement Law) Amendment Declaration 2016 (No. 2) | 2 December 2016 (F2016L01857) | 3 December 2016 (s 2)       | —                                               |\n| Charter of the United Nations (UN Sanction Enforcement Law) Amendment Declaration 2017 (No. 1) | 9 Mar 2017 (F2017L00200)      | 10 Mar 2017 (s 2)           | —                                               |\n| Charter of the United Nations (UN Sanction Enforcement Law) Amendment Declaration 2017 (No. 2) | 4 August 2017                 | 5 August 2017 (s 2)         | —                                               |\n| Charter of the United Nations (UN Sanction Enforcement Law) Amendment Declaration 2017 (No. 3) | 3 November 2017               | 4 November 2017             | —                                               |\n| Charter of the United Nations (UN Sanction Enforcement Law) Amendment Declaration 2018 (No. 1) | 1 June 2018 (F2018L00701)     | 2 June 2018 (s 2)           | —                                               |\n| Charter of the United Nations (UN Sanction Enforcement Law) Amendment Declaration 2018 (No. 2) | 27 Nov 2018 (F2018L01615)     | 28 Nov 2018 (s 2)           | —                                               |\n| Charter of the United Nations (UN Sanction Enforcement Law) Amendment Declaration 2019 (No. 1) | 11 Feb 2019 (F2019L00113)     | 12 Feb 2019 (s 2)           | —                                               |\n| Charter of the United Nations (UN Sanction Enforcement Law) Amendment Declaration 2019 (No. 2) | 26 Mar 2019 (F2019L00405)     | 27 Mar 2019 (s 2)           | —                                               |\n| Charter of the United Nations (UN Sanction Enforcement Law) Amendment Declaration 2021 (No. 1) | 24 Aug 2021 (F2021L01188)     | 24 Aug 2021 (s 2)           | —                                               |\n| Charter of the United Nations (UN Sanction Enforcement Law) Amendment (No. 1) Instrument 2025  | 5 Dec 2025 (F2025L01501)      | 6 Dec 2025 (s 2(1) item 1)  | —                                               |\n| Charter of the United Nations (UN Sanction Enforcement Law) Amendment Instrument 2025          | 11 Dec 2025 (F2025L01489)     | 12 Dec 2025 (s 2(1) item 1) | —                                               |\n\n> Note: Endnote 4—Amendment history\n\n| Provision affected         | How affected                                                                                                                                                                                                            |\n| -------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| s 2.....................   | rep LA s 48D                                                                                                                                                                                                            |\n| Schedule 1                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |\n| Schedule 1................ | rs 2008 No 1                                                                                                                                                                                                            |\n|                            | am 2009 No 1; 2009 No 2; 2009 No 3; 2010 No 1                                                                                                                                                                           |\n|                            | rs 2010 No 2; 2011 No 1; 2011 No 2; 2012 No 1; 2013 No 1; 2014 No 1; 2014 No 2; 2015 No 1; 2015 No 2; 2015 No 3; F2016L01209; F2016L01857; F2017L00200; F2017L00991; F2017L01430; F2018L00701; F2018L01615; F2019L00113 |\n|                            | am F2019L00405                                                                                                                                                                                                          |\n|                            | rs F2021L01188                                                                                                                                                                                                          |\n|                            | am F2025L01501                                                                                                                                                                                                          |\n|                            | ed C26                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |\n|                            | am F2025L01489                                                                                                                                                                                                          |","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Yes. The Schedule has been amended repeatedly since 2008 to add, remove or vary listed provisions (see Endnote 3 and Endnote 4). The compilation shows additions across many country‑specific sanctions instruments and customs regulations, and most recently amendments in 2025, indicating an expanded and evolving scope compared with the original declaration."},"complexity_factors":["Cross‑references to many external instruments: Schedule 1 lists 19 items that point to provisions in multiple sanctions regulations, Customs regulations and the Charter Act (Schedule 1, items 1–19).","Precision of references: the instrument designates by exact regulation/section numbers (eg. Regs 8, 9, 10, 11; Sections 4D, 11A, 13CK, etc.), requiring users to consult the underlying instruments for operative detail (Schedule 1).","Amendment frequency and history: the compilation records repeated amendments from 2008 to 2025, indicating the list has been updated many times (Endnote 3; Endnote 4).","Need to reconcile current and uncommenced changes: the compilation notes uncommenced amendments and editorial/presentational changes, so determining current operative scope may require checking the register (About this compilation; Uncommenced amendments).","Operational complexity for practitioners: enforcement and compliance depend on reading both this Declaration and the substantive offence, control and customs provisions it points to (Schedule 1 + referenced laws)."],"plain_english_summary":"**Mechanically**, this Declaration names particular provisions of Commonwealth law as ‘‘UN sanction enforcement laws’’ for subsection 2B(1) of the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 by listing them in Schedule 1. The Schedule identifies specific regulations and sections across multiple country‑specific sanctions instruments, customs regulations and parts of the Act.  \n\nIt affects agencies that enforce UN sanctions, businesses and individuals subject to sanctions or customs controls, and creates compliance and enforcement obligations tied to the listed provisions."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The original 2008 declaration likely covered a smaller set of UN sanctions regimes. Over 17 years and 28 amendment instruments, the scope has expanded significantly from the initial sanctions regimes to include: the Taliban, Central African Republic, North Korea (extensive provisions), Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti (new in 2025), Iran (new in 2025), Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. Additionally, customs regulations controlling imports/exports have been added (items 17-18), broadening the scope beyond purely UN-specific regulations to general trade control laws. The instrument has evolved from a simple list to a comprehensive index of Australia's sanctions enforcement framework."},"complexity_factors":["Simple structure: only 3 operative sections (Name, UN sanction enforcement laws definition, and Schedule)","No defined terms section - relies on definitions in the parent Act (Charter of the United Nations Act 1945)","Straightforward tabular format in Schedule 1 listing 19 items across various sanctions regulations","No conditional logic or nested exceptions within the instrument itself","Cross-references exist but are limited to pointing to provisions in other regulations and the parent Act","Length is short (approximately 4-5 pages of substantive content excluding endnotes)","Mechanical updating process: Schedule 1 is repeatedly substituted (replaced entirely) by amendment instruments rather than amended piecemeal, creating a simple 'replace whole schedule' pattern"],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration names which Australian laws count as \"UN sanction enforcement laws\" under the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945, so breaches attract special enforcement powers and harsher penalties. It maps specific regulatory provisions to their parent statutes.\n\nIt affects businesses, banks, and government agencies involved in international trade or sanctions enforcement, and ensures Australia meets its UN Security Council obligations."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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