Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS ACT 1945

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   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  

   PART 2--APPROVAL--OF CHARTER

   5.      Approval  

   PART 3--REGULATIONS--TO APPLY SECURITY COUNCIL SANCTIONS

           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  

           Division 2--Enforcing the regulations

   12.      Offences  
   13.     Injunctions  
   13A.    Invalidation of permission, authorisations etc.  

   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  

   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  

   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  

   PART 7--MISCELLANEOUS

   38A.    Effect of certain listings  
   39.     Regulations  
           SCHEDULE Charter of the United Nations