Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions — Afghanistan) Amendment Regulations 2002 (No. 1)1

Statutory Rules 2002 No. 1962

I, PETER JOHN HOLLINGWORTH, 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 22 August 2002

PETER HOLLINGWORTH

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command

ALEXANDER DOWNER

Minister for Foreign Affairs

1 Name of Regulations

  These Regulations are the Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions — Afghanistan) Amendment Regulations 2002 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  These Regulations commence on gazettal.

3 Amendment of Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions — Afghanistan) Regulations 2001

  Schedule 1 amends the Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions — Afghanistan) Regulations 2001.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(regulation 3)

[1] Regulation 3

substitute

3 Object

  The object of these Regulations is to assist in giving effect to Resolutions 1267, 1333 and 1390, concerning Afghanistan, by:

 (a) preventing a person in Australia, or a citizen of Australia who is outside Australia, from doing anything that assists, or results in:

 (i) arms or related matériel being sold, supplied or transferred to a place controlled by a bin Laden entity or a Taliban entity; or

 (ii) technical advice, training and other assistance in relation to the military activities of the armed personnel of a bin Laden entity or a Taliban entity being sold, supplied or transferred to such an entity; or

 (iii) acetic anhydride, a chemical used in the cultivation of opium poppy, being sold, supplied or transferred to a person in Taliban territory, or to a person for the purpose of an activity carried on in, or operated from, Taliban territory; and

 (b) preventing the use of Australian aircraft or ships in relation to a matter mentioned in subparagraph (a) (i) or (ii); and

 (c) preventing a person in Australia, or a citizen of Australia, from dealing with financial assets of a bin Laden entity or a Taliban entity.

[2] Regulation 6, after heading

insert

  In these Regulations:

[3] Regulation 6, after definition of Resolution 1333

insert

Resolution 1390 means Resolution 1390 (2002) of the Security Council of the United Nations.

[4] Further amendments

[5] Regulation 15, heading

substitute

15 Definitions

  In this Part:

1. These Regulations amend Statutory Rules 2001 No. 181, as amended by 2001 No. 298.

2. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 29 August 2002.