Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions—Iran) Regulations 2025
I, the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.
Dated 11 December 2025
Sam Mostyn AC
Governor‑General
By Her Excellency’s Command
Penny Wong
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
Division 1—Preliminary
1 Name
2 Commencement
3 Authority
Division 2—Definitions
4 Definitions
5 Meaning of permissible goods
6 References to Security Council documents
Part 2—Prohibitions
Division 1—Sanctioned supplies
7 Meaning of sanctioned supply
8 Meaning of export sanctioned goods
9 Prohibitions relating to sanctioned supplies
10 Permits to make sanctioned supplies
Division 2—Prohibition notices
11 Prohibition notices
12 Contraventions of prohibition notices
Division 3—Import sanctioned goods
13 Meaning of import sanctioned goods
14 Prohibitions relating to import sanctioned goods
Division 4—Sanctioned services
15 Meaning of sanctioned service
16 Prohibitions relating to the provision of sanctioned services
17 Permits to provide sanctioned services
Division 5—Designated persons and entities
18 Meaning of designated person or entity
19 Prohibition relating to dealings with designated persons and entities
20 Meaning of controlled asset
21 Prohibition relating to controlled assets
22 Permits for assets and controlled assets
Division 6—Other prohibitions
23 Prohibition relating to selling or making available interests in sensitive commercial activities
24 Prohibition relating to transferring technology or technical assistance about ballistic missiles
25 Prohibition relating to bunkering service
26 Permits to provide bunkering services
27 Prohibition relating to conducting business with entities specified in determination
28 Permit to conduct business
Division 7—Miscellaneous
29 Extra‑territorial effect of certain provisions
30 Permits granted by foreign countries
Part 3—Miscellaneous
31 No claims for breaches of contract or failure to perform transactions
32 Delegations by Minister
Part 4—Application and transitional provisions
Division 1—Provisions relating to this instrument as originally made
33 Definitions
34 Permits
Part 1—Preliminary
Division 1—Preliminary
1 Name
This instrument is the Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions—Iran) Regulations 2025.
2 Commencement
(1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
Commencement information
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Provisions Commencement Date/Details
The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered. 12 December 2025
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.
3 Authority
This instrument is made under the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945.
Division 2—Definitions
4 Definitions
Note 1: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including asset.
Note 2: Security Council resolutions and documents and United Nations General Assembly resolutions could in 2025 be viewed on the United Nations’ website (https://www.un.org).
In this instrument:
Act means the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945.
arms or related matériel includes:
(a) weapons; and
(b) ammunition; and
(c) military vehicles and equipment; and
(d) spare parts and accessories for the things mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c); and
(e) paramilitary equipment.
Australian aircraft has the same meaning as in the Criminal Code.
Australian ship has the same meaning as in the Criminal Code.
bunkering service, for a vessel, includes:
(a) the provision of fuel to the vessel; and
(b) the provision of supplies to the vessel; and
(c) other servicing of the vessel.
Committee means the Committee established by paragraph 18 of Resolution 1737.
controlled asset has the meaning given by section 20.
designated person or entity has the meaning given by section 18.
export sanctioned goods has the meaning given by section 8.
goods include items, materials, equipment and technology.
import sanctioned goods has the meaning given by section 13.
INFCIRC/254/Part 1 means information circular INFCIRC/254/Part 1 of the International Atomic Energy Agency, as in force from time to time.
Note: The information circular could in 2025 be viewed on the International Atomic Energy Agency’s website (https://www.iaea.org).
INFCIRC/254/Part 2 means information circular INFCIRC/254/Part 2 of the International Atomic Energy Agency, as in force from time to time.
Note: The information circular could in 2025 be viewed on the International Atomic Energy Agency’s website (https://www.iaea.org).
Iranian person or entity means:
(a) Iran; or
(b) an Iranian national; or
(c) a person or entity that is in Iran; or
(d) an entity that is:
(i) incorporated in Iran; or
(ii) subject to Iranian jurisdiction.
Iranian vessel means a vessel that is:
(a) registered in Iran; or
(b) Iranian owned or contracted, including by charter.
paramilitary equipment means any of the following:
(a) batons, clubs, riot sticks and similar devices of a kind used for law enforcement purposes;
(b) body armour, including:
(i) bullet‑resistant apparel; and
(ii) bullet‑resistant pads; and
(iii) protective helmets;
(c) handcuffs, leg‑irons and other devices used for restraining prisoners;
(d) riot protection shields;
(e) whips;
(f) parts and accessories designed or adapted for use in, or with, equipment mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (e).
permissible goods has the meaning given by section 5.
permissible nuclear dealing has the meaning given by subsection 22(4).
prohibition notice has the meaning given by subsection 11(1).
Resolution 1737 means Resolution 1737 (2006) of the Security Council, adopted on 23 December 2006.
Resolution 1747 means Resolution 1747 (2007) of the Security Council, adopted on 24 March 2007.
Resolution 1803 means Resolution 1803 (2008) of the Security Council, adopted on 3 March 2008.
Resolution 1929 means Resolution 1929 (2010) of the Security Council, adopted on 9 June 2010.
Resolution 2231 means Resolution 2231 (2015) of the Security Council, adopted on 20 July 2015.
Resolution A/RES/46/36 L means Resolution A/RES/46/36 L of the United Nations General Assembly, adopted on 9 December 1991.
S/2006/985 means Security Council document S/2006/985, as existing from time to time.
S/2010/263 means Security Council document S/2010/263, as existing from time to time.
sanctioned service has the meaning given by section 15.
sanctioned supply has the meaning given by section 7.
Security Council resolution means a resolution adopted by the Security Council.
sensitive commercial activity has the meaning given by subsection 23(3).
working day means a day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a public holiday observed by the United Nations in New York.
5 Meaning of permissible goods
The following are permissible goods:
(a) goods that:
(i) are mentioned in section 1 of Annex B to INFCIRC/254/Part 1; and
(ii) are for light water reactors;
(b) low‑enriched uranium that:
(i) is mentioned in section 1.2 of Annex A to INFCIRC/254/Part 1; and
(ii) is incorporated in assembled nuclear fuel elements for light water reactors;
(c) goods that:
(i) are mentioned in the Annex to INFCIRC/254/Part 2; and
(ii) are for exclusive use in light water reactors; and
(iii) are necessary for technical cooperation provided to Iran by the International Atomic Energy Agency or under the Agency’s auspices as mentioned in paragraph 16 of Resolution 1737.
6 References to Security Council documents
(1) If:
(a) this instrument refers to a Security Council document; and
(b) the Security Council or the Committee:
(i) revises or reissues the document; or
(ii) replaces the document with another document;
the reference in this instrument to the document is taken to be a reference to the document as revised or reissued, or to the replacement document.
(2) If:
(a) this instrument refers to a provision (the original provision) of a Security Council document; and
(b) the Security Council or the Committee:
(i) revises the original provision; or
(ii) replaces the original provision with another provision (including by reissuing or replacing the document, if the reissued or replacement document includes a replacement of the original provision);
the reference in this instrument to the original provision is taken to be a reference to the revised or replacement provision.
Part 2—Prohibitions
Division 1—Sanctioned supplies
7 Meaning of sanctioned supply
A person makes a sanctioned supply if:
(a) the person supplies, sells or transfers goods to another person; and
(b) the goods are export sanctioned goods; and
(c) as a direct or indirect result of the supply, sale or transfer the goods are:
(i) transferred to Iran; or
(ii) incorporated into goods that are transferred to Iran.
8 Meaning of export sanctioned goods
(1) The following are export sanctioned goods:
(a) goods mentioned in:
(i) a document determined under subsection (2); or
(ii) if no determination is in force under subsection (2)—a document specified by subsection (4);
(b) goods that have been determined by the Security Council or the Committee for the purposes of:
(i) paragraph 3(d) of Resolution 1737; or
(ii) paragraph 8 of Resolution 1929;
(c) arms or related matériel described in the annex to Resolution A/RES/46/36 L;
(d) goods determined under subsection (5);
(e) goods that are, or are capable of being, key components or a subassembly of goods mentioned in paragraph (d) of this subsection (see subsection (6)).
(2) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine a document for the purposes of subparagraph (1)(a)(i), if the Minister is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the goods mentioned in the document would, if supplied to Iran, contribute to:
(a) enrichment‑related, reprocessing or heavy water‑related activities; or
(b) the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems; or
(c) the pursuit of activities about which the International Atomic Energy Agency has expressed concern or identified as outstanding.
(3) The Minister may, under subsection (2), determine a document:
(a) as in force or existing at a particular time; or
(b) as in force or existing from time to time.
(4) For the purposes of subparagraph (1)(a)(ii), the following documents are specified:
(a) INFCIRC/254/Part 1;
(b) INFCIRC/254/Part 2;
(c) S/2010/263.
(5) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine goods for the purposes of paragraph (1)(d), if the Minister is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the goods would, if supplied to Iran, contribute to:
(a) enrichment‑related, reprocessing or heavy water‑related activities; or
(b) the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems; or
(c) the pursuit of activities about which the International Atomic Energy Agency has expressed concern or identified as outstanding.
(6) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(e), goods are key components or a subassembly of other goods if they:
(a) are an integral part of the other goods; and
(b) are not goods of a kind that are used extensively for ordinary purposes.
Example: Nuts and bolts are goods of a kind that are used extensively for ordinary purposes.
9 Prohibitions relating to sanctioned supplies
(1) A person contravenes this subsection if:
(a) the person makes a sanctioned supply; and
(b) the sanctioned supply is not an authorised supply.
(2) Section 29 (extra‑territorial effect) applies to subsection (1) of this section.
(3) A person:
(a) whether or not in Australia; and
(b) whether or not an Australian citizen;
contravenes this subsection if:
(c) the person uses the services of an Australian ship or an Australian aircraft to transport export sanctioned goods in the course of, or for the purpose of, making a sanctioned supply; and
(d) the sanctioned supply is not an authorised supply.
(4) For the purposes of this section, an authorised supply is a sanctioned supply that is authorised by:
(a) a permit granted under section 10; or
(b) if the supply, sale or transfer takes place in or from a foreign country—a permit:
(i) granted by the foreign country; and
(ii) properly granted by the foreign country; and
(iii) granted in a way that accords with the foreign country’s obligations under Security Council resolutions relating to Iran, as existing from time to time.
10 Permits to make sanctioned supplies
(1) The Minister may, on application, grant a person a permit authorising the making of a sanctioned supply of goods if:
(a) in the case of goods that are permissible goods—the Minister is satisfied on reasonable grounds that:
(i) the requirements of the guidelines in INFCIRC/254/Part 1, INFCIRC/254/Part 2 and S/2006/985 have been met; and
(ii) Australia has obtained a right to verify the end‑use and end‑use location for any goods that are supplied, sold or transferred; and
(iii) Australia is in a position to exercise that right effectively; and
(iv) the Security Council or the Committee has not prohibited the sale, supply or transfer of the goods to Iran; and
(v) if the goods are mentioned in sections 3 to 6 of the Annex to INFIRC/254/Part 2—the Minister has notified the Committee of the supply in advance; or
(b) in the case of goods that are not permissible goods:
(i) the contract for delivery of the goods includes appropriate end‑user guarantees; and
(ii) the Minister has obtained a commitment from the Government of Iran not to use the goods in the proliferation of sensitive nuclear activities or for the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems; and
(iii) the Minister has obtained from the Committee a determination in advance under paragraph 9 of Resolution 1737 that the goods would clearly not contribute to the development of Iran’s technologies in support of its proliferation of sensitive nuclear activities or the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems.
Note: Under section 13A of the Act, a permit is taken never to have been granted if the application for the permit contains information that is false or misleading in a material particular.
(2) A permit is subject to any conditions specified in the permit.
(3) Subsection (4) applies if:
(a) the Minister grants a permit under subsection (1); and
(b) the goods are permissible goods.
(4) The Minister must take steps to ensure that, within 10 days after the supply, sale or transfer takes place, notification is given to:
(a) the Committee; and
(b) if the goods are mentioned in INFCIRC/254/Part 1 or INFCIRC/254/Part 2—the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Division 2—Prohibition notices
11 Prohibition notices
(1) The Minister may, by written notice (a prohibition notice) given to a person, prohibit the person from supplying, selling or transferring goods if:
(a) the goods are not export sanctioned goods; and
(b) the Minister is satisfied on reasonable grounds that, if the goods were supplied, sold or transferred, the goods could:
(i) directly or indirectly, be supplied to Iran, or be supplied for the use in or benefit of Iran; or
(ii) be incorporated into goods that could be supplied to Iran, or be supplied for the use in or benefit of Iran; and
(c) the Minister is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the goods would, if supplied to Iran, or if supplied for the use in or benefit of Iran, contribute to:
(i) enrichment‑related, reprocessing or heavy water‑related activities; or
(ii) the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems; or
(iii) the pursuit of activities about which the International Atomic Energy Agency has expressed concern or identified as outstanding.
(2) The prohibition notice must specify the goods that the person is prohibited from supplying, selling or transferring.
12 Contraventions of prohibition notices
(1) A person contravenes this subsection if:
(a) the person supplies, sells or transfers goods; and
(b) when the person supplies, sells or transfers the goods, the goods are the subject of a prohibition notice that:
(i) the Minister gave to the person; and
(ii) the Minister has not revoked.
(2) Section 29 (extra‑territorial effect) applies to subsection (1) of this section.
Division 3—Import sanctioned goods
13 Meaning of import sanctioned goods
(1) The following, whether or not they originate in Iran, are import sanctioned goods:
(a) goods mentioned in:
(i) a document determined under subsection (2); or
(ii) if no determination is in force under subsection (2)—a document specified by subsection (4);
(b) arms or related matériel.
(2) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine a document for the purposes of subparagraph (1)(a)(i), if the Minister is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the goods mentioned in the document would, if supplied to Iran, contribute to:
(a) enrichment‑related, reprocessing or heavy water‑related activities; or
(b) the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems.
(3) The Minister may, under subsection (2), determine a document:
(a) as in force or existing at a particular time; or
(b) as in force or existing from time to time.
(4) For the purposes of subparagraph (1)(a)(ii), the following documents are specified:
(a) INFCIRC/254/Part 1;
(b) INFCIRC/254/Part 2;
(c) S/2010/263.
14 Prohibitions relating to import sanctioned goods
(1) A person contravenes this subsection if the person procures import sanctioned goods from an Iranian person or entity.
(2) Section 29 (extra‑territorial effect) applies to subsection (1) of this section.
(3) A person:
(a) whether or not in Australia; and
(b) whether or not an Australian citizen;
contravenes this subsection if the person uses the services of an Australian ship or an Australian aircraft to transport import sanctioned goods in the course of, or for the purpose of, procuring the goods from an Iranian person or entity.
Division 4—Sanctioned services
15 Meaning of sanctioned service
Each of the following is a provision of a sanctioned service:
(a) the provision to any person of:
(i) technical assistance or training; or
(ii) financial assistance; or
(iii) investment, brokering or other financial services;
if it assists with, or is provided in relation to, a sanctioned supply;
(b) the provision to any person of:
(i) technical assistance or training; or
(ii) financial assistance; or
(iii) investment, brokering or other financial services;
if it assists with the manufacture or use, by or on behalf of an Iranian person or entity, of export sanctioned goods;
(c) the transfer of financial resources, if the transfer relates to:
(i) a sanctioned supply; or
(ii) the manufacture or use, by or on behalf of an Iranian person or entity, of export sanctioned goods;
(d) the transportation of goods:
(i) that are the subject of a sanctioned supply; or
(ii) that are import sanctioned goods in the course of being procured from an Iranian person or entity.
16 Prohibitions relating to the provision of sanctioned services
(1) A person contravenes this subsection if:
(a) the person provides a sanctioned service; and
(b) it is not an authorised service; and
(c) it is not provided in relation to an authorised supply.
(2) Section 29 (extra‑territorial effect) applies to subsection (1) of this section.
(3) For the purposes of this section, an authorised service is a sanctioned service that is authorised by:
(a) a permit granted under section 17; or
(b) if the service is provided in a foreign country—a permit:
(i) granted by the foreign country; and
(ii) properly granted by the foreign country; and
(iii) granted in a way that accords with the foreign country’s obligations under Security Council resolutions relating to Iran, as existing from time to time.
(4) For the purposes of this section, an authorised supply is a sanctioned supply that is authorised by:
(a) a permit granted under section 10; or
(b) if the supply, sale or transfer takes place in or from a foreign country—a permit:
(i) granted by the foreign country; and
(ii) properly granted by the foreign country; and
(iii) granted in a way that accords with the foreign country’s obligations under Security Council resolutions relating to Iran, as existing from time to time.
17 Permits to provide sanctioned services
(1) The Minister may, on application, grant a person a permit authorising the provision of a sanctioned service if:
(a) the service relates to goods that are permissible goods; or
(b) all of the following apply:
(i) the contract for delivery of the service includes appropriate end‑user guarantees;
(ii) the Minister has obtained a commitment from the Government of Iran not to use the service in the proliferation of sensitive nuclear activities or for the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems;
(iii) the Minister has obtained from the Committee a determination in advance under paragraph 9 of Resolution 1737 that the service would clearly not contribute to the development of Iran’s technologies in support of its proliferation of sensitive nuclear activities or the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems.
Note: Under section 13A of the Act, a permit is taken never to have been granted if the application for the permit contains information that is false or misleading in a material particular.
(2) A permit is subject to any conditions specified in the permit.
Division 5—Designated persons and entities
18 Meaning of designated person or entity
A designated person or entity is a person or entity that the Committee or the Security Council:
(a) designates for the purposes of paragraph 12 of Resolution 1737; or
(b) decides is subject to the asset freeze measures relating to Iran.
Note: A list of designated persons and entities could in 2025 be viewed on the United Nations’ website (https://www.un.org).
19 Prohibition relating to dealings with designated persons and entities
(1) A person contravenes this subsection if:
(a) the person directly or indirectly makes an asset available to, or for the benefit of:
(i) a designated person or entity; or
(ii) a person or entity acting on behalf of or at the direction of a designated person or entity; or
(iii) an entity owned or controlled by a designated person or entity, including through illicit means; and
(b) the making available of the asset is not authorised by a permit granted under section 22.
(2) Section 29 (extra‑territorial effect) applies to subsection (1) of this section.
20 Meaning of controlled asset
A controlled asset is an asset that is owned or controlled by:
(a) a designated person or entity; or
(b) a person or entity acting on behalf of or at the direction of a designated person or entity; or
(c) an entity owned or controlled by a designated person or entity, including through illicit means.
21 Prohibition relating to controlled assets
(1) A person contravenes this subsection if:
(a) the person holds a controlled asset; and
(b) the person:
(i) uses or deals with the asset; or
(ii) allows the asset to be used or dealt with; or
(iii) facilitates the use of, or the dealing with, the asset; and
(c) the use or dealing is not authorised by a permit granted under section 22.
(2) Section 29 (extra‑territorial effect) applies to subsection (1) of this section.
22 Permits for assets and controlled assets
(1) The Minister may, on application, grant a person a permit authorising:
(a) the making available of an asset to a person or entity that would otherwise contravene section 19; or
(b) a use of, or a dealing with, a controlled asset that would otherwise contravene section 21.
Note: Under section 13A of the Act, a permit is taken never to have been granted if the application for the permit contains information that is false or misleading in a material particular.
(2) A permit is subject to any conditions specified in the permit.
Requirements relating to applications
(3) An application must be for:
(a) a permissible nuclear dealing; or
(b) a basic expense dealing, a legally required dealing, a contractual dealing, a required payment dealing or an extraordinary expense dealing.
Note: For basic expense dealing, legally required dealing, contractual dealing, required payment dealing and extraordinary expense dealing, see regulation 5 of the Charter of the United Nations (Dealing with Assets) Regulations 2008.
(4) A use or dealing is a permissible nuclear dealing if:
(a) the use or dealing relates to a sanctioned supply that:
(i) is authorised by a permit granted under section 10; and
(ii) relates directly to goods mentioned in paragraph 5(a) or (b); or
(b) the use or dealing relates to a sanctioned service that:
(i) is authorised by a permit granted under section 17; and
(ii) relates directly to goods mentioned in paragraph 5(a) or (b).
(5) An application must specify which kind of dealing mentioned in subsection (3) the application is for.
(6) If the application is for a permissible nuclear dealing, the Minister must notify the Committee of the application before granting a permit.
(7) If the application is for a basic expense dealing, the Minister:
(a) must notify the Committee of the application; and
(b) may grant a permit only if 5 working days have passed since the notification was given, and the Committee has not advised against granting a permit to the applicant.
(8) If the application is for a legally required dealing, the Minister must notify the Committee of the application before granting a permit.
(9) If the application is for a required payment dealing:
(a) the dealing must not relate to:
(i) a sanctioned supply; or
(ii) a sanctioned service; or
(iii) a procurement of import sanctioned goods from Iran or from a person or entity in Iran;
unless the dealing is a permissible nuclear dealing; and
(b) the Minister:
(i) must notify the Committee of the application; and
(ii) may grant a permit only if 10 working days have passed since notification was given.
(10) If the application is for an extraordinary expense dealing, the Minister:
(a) must notify the Committee of the application; and
(b) may grant a permit only with the approval of the Committee.
Division 6—Other prohibitions
23 Prohibition relating to selling or making available interests in sensitive commercial activities
(1) A person contravenes this subsection if the person sells, or otherwise makes available, an interest in a sensitive commercial activity to:
(a) an Iranian person or entity; or
(b) a person or entity acting on behalf of, or at the direction of, an Iranian person or entity; or
(c) an entity owned or controlled by an Iranian person or entity.
(2) Section 29 (extra‑territorial effect) applies to subsection (1) of this section.
(3) A sensitive commercial activity is a commercial activity involving:
(a) uranium mining; or
(b) uranium production; or
(c) the use of nuclear materials or technology listed in INFCIRC/254/Part 1, including any of the following:
(i) uranium‑enrichment and reprocessing activities;
(ii) heavy‑water activities;
(iii) the development of technology related to ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons.
24 Prohibition relating to transferring technology or technical assistance about ballistic missiles
(1) A person contravenes this subsection if:
(a) the person transfers technology, or provides technical assistance, to Iran; and
(b) the technology or assistance is for, or relates to:
(i) an activity related to the development or use of ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons; or
(ii) without limiting subparagraph (i)—launches using ballistic missile technology.
(2) Section 29 (extra‑territorial effect) applies to subsection (1) of this section.
25 Prohibition relating to bunkering service
A person contravenes this section if:
(a) the person provides a bunkering service to an Iranian vessel; and
(b) the service is provided:
(i) from Australia; or
(ii) by an Australian national, whether or not the service is provided within Australia; and
(c) the service is not authorised by a permit granted under section 26.
26 Permits to provide bunkering services
(1) The Minister may, on application, grant a person a permit authorising the provision of a bunkering service to an Iranian vessel.
(2) The Minister must not grant the permit if:
(a) the Minister reasonably believes that the vessel is carrying:
(i) export sanctioned goods; or
(ii) import sanctioned goods; and
(b) the export sanctioned goods or import sanctioned goods have not been inspected and, if necessary, seized and disposed of; and
(c) the Minister is not satisfied on reasonable grounds that the supply of the service is necessary for humanitarian purposes.
27 Prohibition relating to conducting business with entities specified in determination
(1) A person contravenes this subsection if:
(a) the person is:
(i) an Australian national; or
(ii) subject to Australian jurisdiction; or
(iii) an entity incorporated in Australia; or
(iv) an entity subject to Australian jurisdiction; and
(b) the person conducts business with:
(i) an entity determined under subsection (2) (a specified entity); or
(ii) an individual or entity acting on behalf of, or under the direction of, a specified entity; or
(iii) an entity owned or controlled, whether or not by illicit means, by a specified entity; and
(c) the business is not authorised by a permit granted under section 28.
(2) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine an entity for the purposes of subparagraph (1)(b)(i).
(3) The Minister must determine an entity under subsection (2) if the Minister reasonably believes that:
(a) the entity is:
(i) incorporated in Iran; or
(ii) subject to Iranian jurisdiction; and
(b) unauthorised business with the entity may contribute to:
(i) Iran’s proliferation‑sensitive nuclear activities; or
(ii) the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems; or
(iii) a violation of Resolution 1737, Resolution 1747, Resolution 1803 or Resolution 1929 (as those Security Council resolutions apply under Resolution 2231).
28 Permit to conduct business
(1) The Minister may, on application, grant a person a permit authorising the conduct of business with an individual or entity mentioned in subparagraph 27(1)(b)(i), (ii) or (iii).
(2) The Minister must not grant the permit if the Minister reasonably believes that the business may contribute to the matters mentioned in subparagraphs 27(3)(b)(i), (ii) and (iii).
(3) A permit is subject to any conditions specified in the permit.
Division 7—Miscellaneous
29 Extra‑territorial effect of certain provisions
(1) Conduct does not contravene a provision to which this subsection applies unless:
(a) the conduct occurs:
(i) wholly or partly in Australia; or
(ii) wholly or partly on board an Australian aircraft or an Australian ship; or
(b) the conduct occurs wholly outside Australia and a result of the conduct occurs:
(i) wholly or partly in Australia; or
(ii) wholly or partly on board an Australian aircraft or an Australian ship; or
(c) the conduct occurs wholly outside Australia and:
(i) at the time of the alleged contravention, the person who engages in the conduct is an Australian citizen; or
(ii) at the time of the alleged contravention, the person who engages in the conduct is a body corporate incorporated by or under a law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory.
(2) Furthermore, conduct does not contravene a provision (the Australian provision) to which this subsection applies if:
(a) the conduct occurs wholly in a foreign country, but not on board an Australian aircraft or an Australian ship; and
(b) the person who engages in the conduct is neither:
(i) an Australian citizen; nor
(ii) a body corporate incorporated by or under a law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory; and
(c) there is not in force in:
(i) the foreign country where the conduct occurs; or
(ii) the part of the foreign country where the conduct occurs;
a law of that foreign country, or a law of that part of that foreign country, that creates a prohibition that corresponds to the prohibition created by the Australian provision.
30 Permits granted by foreign countries
(1) For the purposes of this Part:
(a) a permit is taken not to have been granted by a foreign country unless a person adduces or points to evidence that suggests a reasonable possibility that the permit was granted by a foreign country; and
(b) if a person adduces or points to such evidence—the permit is taken to have been granted by a foreign country unless it is proved otherwise.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in paragraph (1)(a): see section 13.3 of the Criminal Code.
(2) For the purposes of this Part, a permit is taken not to have been properly granted by a foreign country if it is proved that the permit was granted on the basis of:
(a) false or misleading information provided by any person; or
(b) corrupt conduct by any person.
Part 3—Miscellaneous
31 No claims for breaches of contract or failure to perform transactions
(1) A person or entity to which subsection (2) applies must not make a claim or demand, or take any action, against any other person or entity for breach of contract or a failure to perform a transaction, if the performance of the contract or transaction was prevented:
(a) under this instrument; or
(b) because of Security Council resolutions relating to Iran, as existing from time to time.
(2) This subsection applies to the following persons and entities:
(a) the Government of Iran;
(b) an Iranian person or entity;
(c) a designated person or entity;
(d) a person or entity able to claim through, or for the benefit of:
(i) the Government of Iran; or
(ii) a person or entity mentioned in paragraph (b) or (c).
(3) This section has effect despite any other law of the Commonwealth or any law of a State or Territory.
32 Delegations by Minister
(1) Subject to subsection (4), the Minister may delegate the Minister’s powers and functions under this instrument to:
(a) the Secretary of the Department; or
(b) an SES employee, or acting SES employee, in the Department.
(2) The delegation must be in writing.
(3) The delegate must comply with any directions of the Minister in exercising powers or functions under the delegation.
(4) Subsection (1) does not apply to:
(a) a power of the Minister to make a legislative instrument; or
(b) the Minister’s power of delegation under subsection (1).
Part 4—Application and transitional provisions
Division 1—Provisions relating to this instrument as originally made
33 Definitions
In this Part:
old Regulations means the Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions—Iran) Regulation 2016, as in force immediately before the old Regulations cessation day.
old Regulations cessation day means 28 September 2025.
34 Permits
(1) If:
(a) an application was made under a provision of the old Regulations mentioned in column 1 of an item of the table in subsection (3); and
(b) before the old Regulations cessation day:
(i) the Minister did not make a decision on the application; and
(ii) the application was not withdrawn;
the application has effect (and may be dealt with) on and after the commencement of this instrument as if the application had been made under the provision of this instrument mentioned in column 2 of the item.
(2) A permit that was:
(a) granted under a provision of the old Regulations mentioned in column 1 of an item of the table in subsection (3); and
(b) in force immediately before the old Regulations cessation day;
continues in force (and may be dealt with) on and after the commencement of this instrument as if the permit had been granted under the provision of this instrument mentioned in column 2 of the item.
(3) This is the table:
Permits
Item Column 1Provision of old Regulations Column 2Provision of this instrument