Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions — Iran) Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 1)1

Select Legislative Instrument 2009 No. 59

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, 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 9 April 2009

QUENTIN BRYCE

Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

STEPHEN SMITH

Minister for Foreign Affairs

1 Name of Regulations

  These Regulations are the Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions — Iran) Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  These Regulations commence on the day after they are registered.

3 Amendment of Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions — Iran) Regulations 2008

  Schedule 1 amends the Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions — Iran) Regulations 2008.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(regulation 3)

[1] Subregulation 5 (2)

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would

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could

[2] Subregulation 11 (2)

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The Minister must not grant a permit unless satisfied that:

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If the goods are permissible goods mentioned in paragraph 9 (a), (b) or (c), the Minister must not grant a permit unless satisfied that:

[3] After subregulation 11 (2)

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 (2A) If the goods are permissible goods mentioned in paragraph 9 (d), the Minister must not grant a permit unless satisfied that the supply, sale, or transfer of the goods would not contribute to the activities mentioned in paragraph 5 (2) (a), (b) or (c).

[4] Subregulation 11 (4)

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The Minister must take steps to ensure that,

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If the Minister grants a permit under subregulation (2), he or she must take steps to ensure that,

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