Statutory Rules 1994   No. 3101
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Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions—Rwanda) Regulations
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 30 August 1994.

	BILL HAYDEN
	Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command,

GARETH EVANS
Minister for Foreign Affairs
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Citation
	1.	These Regulations may be cited as the Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions—Rwanda) Regulations.
[NOTE: These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48.]
Interpretation
	2.	In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:
“registered aircraft” means an aircraft registered in Australia under the Civil Aviation Act 1988;
“registered ship” means a ship registered under the Shipping Registration Act 1981.
Application of the Regulations
	3.	These Regulations have extra-territorial operation according to their terms.
Prohibition on supplying certain goods to Rwanda
	4.	(1)	A citizen of Australia who is outside Australia must not, intentionally or recklessly, supply goods specified in the Schedule to:
	(a)	a person or body in Rwanda; or
	(b)	a person or body for the purpose of a business carried on in, or operated from, Rwanda;
unless the goods are supplied for the purpose of aiding the activities of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda or the United Nations Observer Mission in Uganda-Rwanda.
Penalty:  50 penalty units.
	(2)	The owner, the master and the operator of a registered ship must not, intentionally or recklessly, allow the ship to be used to supply goods specified in the Schedule to:
	(a)	a person or body in Rwanda; or
	(b)	a person or body for the purpose of a business carried on in, or operated from, Rwanda;
unless the goods are supplied for the purpose of aiding the activities of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda or the United Nations Observer Mission in Uganda-Rwanda.
Penalty:  50 penalty units.

	(3)	The owner, the pilot in command and the operator of a registered aircraft must not, intentionally or recklessly, allow the aircraft to be used to supply goods specified in the Schedule to:
	(a)	a person or body in Rwanda; or
	(b)	a person or body for the purpose of a business carried on in, or operated from, Rwanda;
unless the goods are supplied for the purpose of aiding the activities of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda or the United Nations Observer Mission in Uganda-Rwanda.
Penalty for a contravention of this subregulation:  50 penalty units.
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	SCHEDULE	Regulation 4
GOODS TO WHICH REGULATION 4 APPLIES

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Item No.	Column 2
Goods	
1	Military and non-military goods specified in Schedule 13 of the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations	
2	Batons, clubs, riot sticks and similar devices of a kind used for law enforcement purposes	
3	Body armour, including:
(a)	bullet-resistant apparel; and
(b)	bullet-resistant pads; and
(c)	protective helmets	
4	Handcuffs, leg irons and other devices used for restraining prisoners	
5	Riot protection shields

SCHEDULE—continued

Column 1
Item No.	Column 2
Goods	
6	Whips	
7	Parts and accessories designed or adapted for use in or with goods specified in any of items 1 to 6	
	
NOTE
1.	Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 6 September 1994.