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CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS ACT 1945

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Short title  
  • 2 Definitions  
  • 2A Meaning of designated Commonwealth entity  
  • 2B Meaning of UN sanction enforcement law  
  • 3 Extension to external Territories  
  • 4 Act binds the Crown  

PART 2--APPROVAL--OF CHARTER

  • 5 Approval  

PART 3--REGULATIONS--TO APPLY SECURITY COUNCIL SANCTIONS

Division 1--Making and effect of regulations

  • 6 Regulations may apply sanctions  
  • 7 Regulations may have extra - territorial effect  
  • 8 Regulations expire when sanctions resolution ceases to bind Australia  
  • 9 Effect of regulations on earlier Commonwealth Acts and on State and Territory laws  
  • 10 Later Acts not to be interpreted as overriding this Part or the regulations  
  • 11 Other instruments giving effect to Security Council decisions  

Division 2--Enforcing the regulations

  • 12 Offences  
  • 13 Injunctions  
  • 13A Invalidation of permission, authorisations etc.  

PART 4--SECURITY--COUNCIL DECISIONS THAT RELATE TO TERRORISM AND DEALINGS WITH ASSETS

  • 14 Definitions  
  • 15 Listing persons, entities and assets  
  • 15A Duration of listing  
  • 16 Minister may revoke the listing  
  • 17 Listed person or entity may apply to have the listing revoked  
  • 18 Proscription by regulation  
  • 19 Effect of resolution ceasing to bind Australia  
  • 20 Offence--dealing with freezable assets  
  • 21 Offence--giving an asset to a proscribed person or entity  
  • 22 Authorised dealings  
  • 22A Regulations on procedures relating to freezable assets  
  • 22B Invalidation of notice for false or misleading information  
  • 23 Part prevails over conflicting legal obligations  
  • 24 Indemnity for holder of assets  
  • 25 Compensation for persons wrongly affected  
  • 26 Injunctions  

PART 5--OFFENCES--RELATING TO UN SANCTIONS

  • 27 Offence--Contravening a UN sanction enforcement law  
  • 28 Offence--False or misleading information given in connection with a UN sanction enforcement law  

PART 6--INFORMATION--RELATING TO UN SANCTIONS

  • 29 CEO of Commonwealth entity may give information or document  
  • 30 Power to require information or documents to be given  
  • 31 Information may be required to be given on oath  
  • 32 Offence for failure to comply with requirement  
  • 33 Self - incrimination not an excuse  
  • 34 CEO may copy documents  
  • 35 Further disclosure and use of information and documents  
  • 36 Protection from liability  
  • 37 Retention of records and documents  
  • 38 Delegation  

PART 7--MISCELLANEOUS