Four persons and one entity listed under the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011 – Human Rights

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International relations

New listings

In accordance with regulation 6A(4) of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011 (the Regulations), the Minister for Foreign Affairs (the Minister) has designated four individuals for targeted financial sanctions and declared them for travel bans and designated one entity for targeted financial sanctions (together ‘listed’).

Serious violations or serious abuses of human rights (Reg 6A(4) of the Regulations)

The Minister may, by legislative instrument:

1. designate a person or entity as a designated person or entity, and/or
2. declare a person for the purpose of preventing the person from travelling to, entering or remaining in Australia,

if the Minister is satisfied that the person or entity has engaged in, has been responsible for or has been complicit in an act that constitutes a serious violation or serious abuse of a person’s:

1. right to life; or
2. right not to be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; or
3. right not to be held in slavery or servitude or right not to be required to perform forced or compulsory labour.

Class-based humanitarian permit

A class-based humanitarian permit for Sudan has been issued by the Foreign Minister. The permit provides a mechanism to facilitate certain humanitarian activities that may otherwise be restricted under Australia’s sanctions framework.

The permit can be found on DFAT’s sanctions website.

Listed Persons

1. Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Al-Burhan
2. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo Mousa
3. Al-Tijani Al-Tahir Karshoum
4. Hussein Barsham

Listed Entity

1. Al-Baraa Bin Malik Brigade

The abovementioned persons and entities, including their aliases, have been added to DFAT’s Consolidated List.

Effects of designations and declarations

The effect of a designation under the Regulations is as follows:

1. any person holding a ‘controlled asset’ (including an asset that is owned or controlled by a designated person or entity) commits an offence if they, without the authorisation of the Minister, uses or deals with that asset, or allows it to be used or dealt with, or facilitates the use of or dealing with the asset; and
2. any person who, directly or indirectly, makes an asset available to, or for the benefit of, a designated person or entity, without the authorisation of the Minister, commits an offence.

The effect of a declaration under the Regulations is that the declared person is prevented from travelling to, entering, or remaining in Australia.

Application for revocation of a listing

A listed person, or their authorised representative, may apply in writing to the Minister at any time to have the listing revoked. The application must set out the circumstances relied upon to justify the application.

Address to request further information, make a submission or apply to revoke listing