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Charter of the United Nations Act 1945
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C2021C00518 C15
14 September 2021
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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
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Part 2—Approval of Charter
5 Approval
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Part 3—Regulations to Apply Security Council Sanctions
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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
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Division 2—Enforcing the regulations
12 Offences
13 Injunctions
13A Invalidation of permission, authorisations etc.
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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
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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
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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
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Part 7—Miscellaneous
38A Effect of certain listings
39 Regulations
The Schedule—Charter of the United Nations
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history
Endnote 5—Miscellaneous