
Statutory Rules 1996 No. 301
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Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions—Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina) Regulations2 (Amendment)
I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945.
Dated 21 March 1996.
WILLIAM DEANE
Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command,
ALEXANDER DOWNER
Minister for Foreign Affairs
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1. Amendment
1.1 The Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions—Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina) Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.
[NOTE: These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48.]
2. New regulation 9
2.1 Add at the end:
Suspension of Resolution 942
“9. (1) If the operation of Resolution 942 has been suspended, in whole or in part, by a decision of the Security Council, then, subject to this regulation, while that suspension is in place, the operation of regulations 5, 6 and 7 is suspended except in relation to matters in respect of which the operation of Resolution 942 has not been suspended.
“(2) A certificate, signed by the Minister and published in the Gazette, as to any matter relating to the suspension of the operation of Resolution 942 is conclusive evidence of the matters stated in it.
“(3) Despite any suspension of the operation of the regulations referred to in subregulation (1):
(a) a permission may be granted, in relation to any matter, under subregulation 5 (3) as if that subregulation continued in operation; and
(b) a permission granted under that subregulation, whether before or during the period of suspension, has effect:
(i) during the period of suspension—in relation to any matter to which the suspension does not apply; and
(ii) after the period of suspension—as if the suspension had not occurred.”.
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NOTES
1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 22 March 1996.
2. Statutory Rules 1994 No. 448.