Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions — Angola) Regulations 1994

Statutory Rules 1994 No. 156 as amended

made under the

This compilation was prepared on 7 March 2002
taking into account amendments up to SR 2002 No. 37

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting,
Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra

Contents

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                        1  Name of Regulations [see Note 1]                                        4

                      1A  Object                                                                               4

                        2  Interpretation                                                                      4

                        3  Prohibition on supplying mining equipment and motorised vehicles          5

                        4  Prohibition on supplying certain goods within Angola             6

                        5  Flights by certain aircraft                                                     6

Note 2   A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters set out in subregulation (2) (see section 13.3 of the Criminal Code).6 Prohibition of certain transactions relating to aircraft        7

                        7  Restriction on use of Australian aircraft and ships                 8

Schedule 1       Prescribed entry points                                          10

Schedule 2       Goods to which regulation 4 applies                  11

Schedule 3       Places to which state administration has not been extended 12

Part 1             Municipalities in the Province of Bie                                   12

Part 2             Communities in the Province of Bie                                    12

Part 3             Community in the Province of Cunene                                12

Part 4             Municipalities in the Province of Huambo                            12

Part 5             Communities in the Province of Huambo                             13

Part 6             Communities in the Province of K. Kubango                        13

Part 7             Communities in the Province of Malange                            13

Part 8             Municipality in the Province of Moxico                                14

Part 9             Communities in the Province of Moxico                              14

Part 10           Communities in the Province of Uige                                  15

Notes                                                                                                       16

1              Name of Regulations [see Note 1]

                These Regulations are the Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions — Angola) Regulations 1994.

1A           Object

                The object of these Regulations is to assist in giving effect to resolutions of the Security Council of the United Nation, by preventing:

                (a)    the supply of military and similar goods, petroleum and petroleum products to UNITA; and

               (b)    flights of aircraft by or for UNITA; and

                (c)    the supply of any aircraft, or aircraft components, to UNITA; and

               (d)    the insurance, engineering and servicing of UNITA aircraft; and

                (e)    the supply of equipment used in mining or mining services to a place in Angola; and

                (f)    the supply of motorised vehicles or watercraft, or spare parts for those vehicles, to a place in Angola.

2              Interpretation

                In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:

petroleum means:

                (a)    a naturally occurring hydrocarbon in a gaseous, liquid or solid state; or

               (b)    a naturally occurring mixture of hydrocarbons in a gaseous, liquid or solid state; or

                (c)    a naturally occurring mixture of a hydrocarbon, or hydrocarbons, in a gaseous, liquid or solid state and one or more of the following:

                          (i)    hydrogen sulphate;

                         (ii)    nitrogen;

                         (iii)    helium;

                        (iv)    carbon dioxide.

petroleum product means:

                (a)    a hydrocarbon, or mixture of hydrocarbons, produced:

                          (i)    by subjecting petroleum to a process of refining; or

                         (ii)    from a naturally occurring mineral from which any hydrocarbon, whether in the gaseous, liquid or solid state, may be produced; or

               (b)    a mixture of a hydrocarbon or hydrocarbons so produced with one or more other substances.

prescribed entry point means a place in Angola specified in Schedule 1.

Resolution 1127 means Resolution 1127 (1997) of the Security Council of the United Nations, as affected by Resolutions 1130 (1997), 1135 (1997) and 1173 (1998).

UNITA means União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola.

3              Prohibition on supplying mining equipment and motorised vehicles

         (1)   A person in Australia, or a citizen of Australia who is outside Australia, commits an offence if:

                (a)    the person supplies an item mentioned in Schedule 14AA to the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958 to another person; and

               (b)    the item is to be delivered to a place in Angola.

Penalty:   50 penalty units.

         (2)   Strict liability applies in paragraph (1) (a) to the circumstance that the item was mentioned in Schedule 14AA to the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958.

Note   For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.

4              Prohibition on supplying certain goods within Angola

         (1)   A citizen of Australia who is outside Australia commits an offence if:

                (a)    the citizen supplies to a person goods specified in Schedule 2; and

               (b)    the goods are to be delivered to a place in Angola; and

                (c)    the first place in Angola at which the goods are to be delivered is not a prescribed entry point.

Penalty:   50 penalty units.

         (2)   Strict liability applies in paragraph (1) (a) to the circumstance that the goods were specified in Schedule 2.

Note   For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.

5              Flights by certain aircraft

         (1)   A person in Australia commits an offence if:

                (a)    the person permits, or purports to permit, an aircraft to take off from, or land in, Australia; and

               (b)    the aircraft is destined to land at, or has taken off from, a place, in the territory of Angola, that has not been nominated by the Government of Angola, under subparagraph 4 (d) of Resolution 1127, to the Committee established under Resolution 864 (1993).

Penalty:   50 penalty units.

         (2)   Subregulation (1) does not prohibit action in response to a medical emergency, or flights carrying food, medicine or other supplies essential for humanitarian needs approved, under paragraph 5 of Resolution 1127, by the Committee established under Resolution 864 (1993).

Penalty:   50 penalty units.

         (3)   An offence against this regulation is an offence of strict liability.

Note 1   For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.

Note 2   A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters set out in subregulation (2) (see section 13.3 of the Criminal Code).6        Prohibition of certain transactions relating to aircraft

         (1)   A person in Australia, or a citizen of Australia who is outside Australia, must not enter into, or continue to engage in, an arrangement with a person:

                (a)    to make available for operation within Angola an aircraft; or

               (b)    to make available for use within Angola a component of an aircraft; or

                (c)    to provide engineering or maintenance servicing of:

                          (i)    an aircraft registered under a law of Angola; or

                         (ii)    a component of such an aircraft; or

               (d)    to provide a certificate of airworthiness for an aircraft registered under a law of Angola; or

                (e)    to pay an insurance claim made after the commencement of these Regulations in relation to an aircraft registered under a law of Angola; or

                (f)    to provide new, or renewed, direct insurance of an aircraft registered under a law of Angola.

Penalty:   50 penalty units.

      (1A)   Strict liability applies:

                (a)    in subparagraph (1) (c) (i), and paragraphs (1) (d) and (f), to the circumstance that the aircraft was registered under a law of Angola; and

               (b)    in paragraph (1) (e) to the circumstance that the insurance claim was made after the commencement of these Regulations in relation to an aircraft registered under a law of Angola.

         (2)   Subregulation (1) does not prohibit:

                (a)    for paragraphs (a) and (b) — the provision of an aircraft, or aircraft component, through a point of entry nominated by the Government of Angola, under subparagraph 4 (d) of Resolution 1127, to the Committee established under Resolution 864 (1993); or

               (b)    for paragraphs (c), (d), (e) and (f) — the provision of a service or thing in relation to an aircraft:

                          (i)    that has entered Angola through a point of entry that is a place described in subregulation 5 (1); or

                         (ii)    nominated by the Government of Angola, under subparagraph 4 (d) of Resolution 1127, to the Committee established under Resolution 864 (1993).

Note   A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters set out in subregulation (2) (see section 13.3 of the Criminal Code).

7              Restriction on use of Australian aircraft and ships

         (1)   This regulation applies to a person who is:

                (a)    the owner, pilot in command or operator of an aircraft registered in Australia under the Civil Aviation Act 1988; or

               (b)    the owner, master or operator of a ship registered in Australia under the Shipping Registration Act 1981.

         (2)   The person must not allow the aircraft or ship to be used within or outside Australia:

                (a)    in relation to a matter proscribed by paragraph 6 (1) (a), (b) or (c); or

               (b)    to supply to a person goods mentioned in Schedule 2 if:

                          (i)    the goods are to be delivered to a place in Angola; and

                         (ii)    the first place in Angola at which the goods are to be delivered is not a prescribed entry point; or

                (c)    to supply to a person an item mentioned in Schedule 14AA to the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958 if the item is to be delivered to a place in Angola mentioned in Schedule 3.

Penalty:   50 penalty units.

         (3)   Strict liability applies:

                (a)    in paragraph (2) (a) to the circumstance that the matter was proscribed by paragraph 6 (1) (a), (b) or (c); and

               (b)    in paragraph (2) (b) to the circumstance that the goods were mentioned in Schedule 2; and

                (c)    in paragraph (2) (c) to the circumstances:

                          (i)    that the item was mentioned in Schedule 14AA to the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958; and

                         (ii)    that the place in Angola was mentioned in Schedule 3.

Note   For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.

Schedule 1        Prescribed entry points

(regulation 2)

Schedule 2        Goods to which regulation 4 applies

(regulation 4)

Schedule 3        Places to which state administration has not been extended

(regulation 7)

Part 1          Municipalities in the Province of Bie

Part 2          Communities in the Province of Bie

Part 3          Community in the Province of Cunene

Part 4          Municipalities in the Province of Huambo

Part 5          Communities in the Province of Huambo

Part 6          Communities in the Province of K. Kubango

Part 7          Communities in the Province of Malange

Part 8          Municipality in the Province of Moxico

Part 9          Communities in the Province of Moxico

Part 10        Communities in the Province of Uige

Notes to the Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions — Angola) Regulations 1994

Note 1

The Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions — Angola) Regulations 1994 (in force under the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945) as shown in this consolidation comprise Statutory Rules 1994 No. 156 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Statutory Rules

Table of Amendments