Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia

 

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction) Amendment (No. 1) Instrument 2023

I, PENNY WONG, Minister for Foreign Affairs, make the following instrument.

Dated  1st August, 2023

PENNY WONG

Minister for Foreign Affairs

 

 

 

Contents

1  Name 

2  Commencement

3  Authority

4  Schedules

Schedule 1—Amendments

Part 1 – Amendments

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction) List 2012

Part 2 – Repeal of spent provisions

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction) List 2012

Part 3 – Repeal of instrument

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria) List 2017

1  Name

  This instrument is the Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction) Amendment (No. 1) Instrument 2023.

2  Commencement

 (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Commencement information

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Provisions

Commencement

Date/Details

1.  Sections 1 to 4 and anything in this instrument not elsewhere covered by this table

The day after this instrument is registered.

 

2. Schedule 1, Part 1

2 August 2023

 

3. Schedule 1, Part 2

4 August 2023

 

4. Schedule 1, Part 3

4 August 2023

 

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

 (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under regulations 6 and 9 of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011.

4  Schedules

  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1Amendments

Part 1 – Amendments

 

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction) List 2012

1  Section 1

Omit “and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction”.

2  Subsection 3(1)

Omit “paragraph 6 (1) (a)”, substitute “paragraph 6(a)”.

3  Subsection 3(2)

Omit “paragraph 6 (1) (b)”, substitute “paragraph 6(b)”.

4  Section 4 (Note).

Repeal the Note.

5  At the end of Part 3

Add:

5B  Continuation of effect of designations and declarations on and after date of making of the Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria) Amendment (No. 1) Instrument 2023

 (1) The designation, under paragraph 6(a) of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011, of the persons mentioned in items 96 to 118 in Part 1 of Schedule 1 continues to have effect.

 (2) The declaration, under paragraph 6(b) of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011, of the persons mentioned in items 96 to 118 in Part 1 of Schedule 1 continues to have effect.

 (3) The designation, under paragraph 6(a) of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011, of the entities mentioned in items 29 to 42 in Part 2 of Schedule 1 continues to have effect.

Note: Item numbers 96 to 118 in Part 1 of Schedule 1 were previously listed in Part 1A of Schedule 1. Item numbers 29 to 42 in Part 2 of Schedule 1 were previously listed in Part 3 of Schedule 1. The designations and declarations of these persons and entities were previously continued in effect in the Autonomous Sanctions Legislation Amendment (Syria and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction) Instrument 2020.

6  Schedule 1 (Note)

Omit “and 7”, substitute “, 5A and 5B”.

7  In the appropriate position in Part 1 of Schedule 1 (table)

Insert:

 

96

Name of individual

Ahmad BALLUL

 

Also known as

Ahmad Muhammad BALLUL;

Ahmed BALOL;

Ahmed BALLUL

 

Date of birth

10/10/1954

 

Citizenship

Syrian

 

Instrument of first designation and declaration

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria) List 2017

 

Additional information

Major General and Commander of the Syrian Air Force and Syrian Arab Air Defense Forces

97

Name of individual

Saji' DARWISH

 

Also known as

Saji Jamil DARWISH;

Sajee DARWISH;

Sjaa DARWIS

 

Date of birth

11/01/1957

 

Citizenship

Syrian

 

Instrument of first designation and declaration

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria) List 2017

 

Additional information

Major General of the Syrian Air Force

98

Name of individual

Muhammed IBRAHIM

 

Date of birth

5/08/1964

 

Citizenship

Syrian

 

Instrument of first designation and declaration

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria) List 2017

 

Additional information

Brigadier General and Deputy Commander of the Syrian Air Force 63rd Brigade

99

Name of individual

Badi' MU'ALLA

 

Also known as

Badi Sulayman MUALLA

 

Date of birth

5/04/1961

 

Citizenship

Syrian

 

Instrument of first designation and declaration

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria) List 2017

 

Additional information

Brigadier General and Commander of the Syrian Arab Air Force 63rd Brigade

100

Name of individual

Suhayl Hasan ALHASAN

 

Also known as

Colonel Suhayl HASAN;

Sohail HASSAN;

Sohail ALHASSAN;

Suhail HASSAN;

Lieutenant Colonel Suhayl HASSAN;

Brigadier General Suhayl HASSAN;

Suheil HASSAN

 

Date of birth

1964

 

Citizenship

Syrian

 

Instrument of first designation and declaration

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria) List 2017

 

Additional information

Commanding Officer in the 25th Special Mission Forces Division

101

Name of individual

Muhammad Nafi BILAL

 

Also known as

Colonel Muhammad Nafi BILAL;

Muhammad BILAL

 

Date of birth

25/05/1971

 

Citizenship

Syrian

 

Instrument of first designation and declaration

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria) List 2017

 

Additional information

Colonel in Syrian Air Force Intelligence

102

Name of individual

Muhammad Mahmud MAHALLA

 

Also known as

Muhammad MAHALA

 

Date of birth

04/06/1959

 

Citizenship

Syrian

 

Instrument of first designation and declaration

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria) List 2017

 

Additional information

Last known position: Major General and the Director of Syrian Military Intelligence

103

Name of individual

Tahir Hamid KHALIL

 

Also known as

Tahir Hamid KHALI;

Khalil Tahir HAMID

 

Citizenship

Syrian

 

Instrument of first designation and declaration

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria) List 2017

 

Additional information

Major General in the Syrian Artillery and Missiles Directorate

104

Name of individual

Jawdat Salbi MAWAS

 

Also known as

Jawdat Salibi MAWWAS;

Jawdat Salibi MAWWAZ

 

Citizenship

Syrian

 

Instrument of first designation and declaration

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria) List 2017

 

Additional information

Last known position: Major General in the Syrian Artillery and Missiles Directorate

105

Name of individual

Yasin Ahmad DAHI

 

Also known as

Yasin DAHI;

Yasin DHAHI

 

Date of birth

1960

 

Citizenship

Syrian

 

Instrument of first designation and declaration

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria) List 2017

 

Additional information

Senior Officer in the Syrian Armed Forces

106

Name of individual

Ali WANUS

 

Also known as

Ali WANNOUS

 

Date of birth

05/02/1964

 

Citizenship

Syrian

 

Instrument of first designation and declaration

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria) List 2017

 

Additional information

Last known position: Brigadier General in the Scientific Studies and Research Center

107

Name of individual

Samir DA'BUL

 

Also known as

Samir DABUL;

Samir DAABOUL

 

Date of birth

04/09/1965

 

Citizenship

Syrian

 

Instrument of first designation and declaration

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria) List 2017

 

Additional information

Last known position: Brigadier General in the Scientific Studies and Research Center

108

Name of individual

Zuhayr HAYDAR

 

Date of birth

18/12/1965

 

Citizenship

Syrian

 

Instrument of first designation and declaration

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria) List 2017

 

Additional information

last known position: Colonel in the Scientific Studies and Research Center

109

Name of individual

Habib HAWRANI

 

Date of birth

25/03/1969

 

Citizenship

Syrian

 

Instrument of first designation and declaration

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria) List 2017

 

Additional information

Last known position: Colonel in the Scientific Studies and Research Center

110

Name of individual

Firas AHMAD

 

Date of birth

21/01/1967

 

Citizenship

Syrian

 

Instrument of first designation and declaration

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria) List 2017

 

Additional information

Last known position: Director of the Security Office of Institute 1000.

111

Name of individual

Salah HABIB

 

Also known as

Saleh HABIB;

Salih HABIB

 

Date of birth

05/07/1962

 

Citizenship

Syrian; French

 

Instrument of first designation and declaration

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria) List 2017

 

Additional information

General Manager of Yona Star International, a sanctioned entity under Australian sanctions law.

Passport: 13AF69606 (France)

112

Name of individual

Iyad Mohammad Esam MAHROUS

 

Also known as

Iyad MAHROUS;

Iyad MAHRUS

 

Date of birth

12/05/1971

 

Citizenship

Syrian

 

Instrument of first designation and declaration

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria) List 2017

 

Additional information

Owner and operator of the Mahrous Group, a sanctioned entity under Australian sanctions law.

Passport: N006478882

113

Name of individual

Ghassan ABBAS

 

Date of birth

10/03/1960

 

Citizenship

Syrian

 

Instrument of first designation and declaration

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria) List 2017

 

Additional information

Major General linked to the Scientific Studies and Research Center, a sanctioned entity under Australian sanctions law.

114

Name of individual

Bayan BITAR

 

Also known as

Bayan ALBITAR

 

Date of birth

08/03/1947

 

Citizenship

Syrian

 

Instrument of first designation and declaration

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria) List 2017

 

Additional information

Executive Director of the Organisation for Technological Industries and the Syrian Company for Information Technology, both sanctioned entities under Australian sanctions law.

115

Name of individual

Amr ARMANZI

 

Also known as

Amr Muhammad Najib ALARMANZI;

Amr Najib ARMANAZI;

Amrou ALARMANAZY;

Amr ARMANAZI

 

Date of birth

07/02/1944

 

Citizenship

Syrian

 

Instrument of first designation and declaration

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria) List 2017

 

Additional information

Last known position: Director General of the Scientific Studies and Research Center, a sanctioned entity under Australian sanctions law.

116

Name of individual

Aziz ALLOUCH

 

Also known as

'Aziz Ahmad 'ALLUSH

 

Date of birth

26/10/1977

 

Citizenship

Syrian

 

Instrument of first designation and declaration

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria) List 2017

 

Additional information

General Director of Technolab, a sanctioned entity under Australian sanctions law.

117

Name of individual

Muhammed BinMuhammed Faris QUWAYDIR

 

Also known as

Muhammad KWEIDER;

Muhammad KWEITER;

Samir QASSAR;

Muhammad QUAYDIR

 

Date of birth

21/07/1967

 

Citizenship

Syrian

 

Instrument of first designation and declaration

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria) List 2017

 

Additional information

Last known position: Contracts Director for the Scientific Studies and Research Center, a sanctioned entity under Australian sanctions law.

Passport: N004123298

118

Name of individual

Hala SIRHAN

 

Also known as

Halah SIRHAN;

Hilah SIRHAN

 

Date of birth

05/01/1953

 

Citizenship

Syrian

 

Instrument of first designation and declaration

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria) List 2017

 

Additional information

Last known position: employee of the Scientific Studies and Research Center, a sanctioned entity under Australian sanctions law.

8  Part 1A of Schedule 1 (table items 1 to 23)

Repeal the items.

 

9  In the appropriate position in Part 2 of Schedule 1 (table)

Insert:

 

29

Name of entity

Syriss Logistics and Services

 

Also known as

Syriss;

Guangzhou Syriss Logistics & Services;

Syriss Group Limited;

Syriss Logistics and Service Company

 

Address

Head Office, Suite 707, Oriental Finance Building, 140 Dong Feng Xi Road, Guangzhou 510000, China;

Marine Logistics Office, Suite 912, Nan You Building, 142 Dongfeng Xi Road, Guangzhou, China;

Air Logistics Office, Suite 419, Nan You Building, 142 Dongfeng Xi Road, Guangzhou, China;

Marine Warehouse, Baiyun Area, Shijing Town, 20 Qingfeng Qinglong Road, Guangzhou, China;

Baramkeh Free Zone, Damascus, Syria;

Jebel Ali Free Zone, W.H. # WF06, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates;

Ras Al Khor Industrial 3, Warehouse # 2, Al Aweer, United Arab Emirates;

Exit 19 Al Manakh area, W.H. #364, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

 

Instrument of first designation

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria) List 2017

30

Name of entity

Mahrous Group

 

Also known as

Al Mahrus Group Trading Company;

Mahrous Trading Establishment;

Mahrous Trading Institute;

Mahrus Group;

Mahrus Trading Establishment

 

Address

Rawda Street, Damascus, Syria;

Al Rawdah, Damascus, Syria

 

Instrument of first designation

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria) List 2017

31

Name of entity

Mahrous Trading FZE

 

Also known as

Mahrus Trading FZE

 

Address

P.O. Box 16111, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates

 

Instrument of first designation

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria) List 2017

32

Name of entity

Higher Institute of Applied Science and Technology

 

Also known as

HIAST

 

Address

P.O. Box 31983, Barzeh, Damascus, Syria

 

Instrument of first designation

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria) List 2017

33

Name of entity

Expert Partners

 

Also known as

Experts Partners

 

Address

Rukn Addin, Saladin Street, Building 5, P.O. Box 7006, Damascus, Syria

 

Instrument of first designation

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria) List 2017

34

Name of entity

Organisation for Technological Industries

 

Also known as

OTI;

Technical Industries Corporation (TIC);

Organization for Technological Industries;

The Organization for Technical Industries

 

Address

Sham Algadida OTip Box, P.O. Box 11037, Damascus, Syria

 

Instrument of first designation

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria) List 2017

35

Name of entity

National Standards and Calibration Laboratory

 

Also known as

NSCL;

National Calibration Centre

 

Address

P.O. Box 4470, Damascus, Syria

 

Instrument of first designation

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria) List 2017

36

Name of entity

Megatrade

 

Address

Aleppo Street, P.O. Box 5966, Damascus, Syria

 

Instrument of first designation

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria) List 2017

37

Name of entity

Yona Star International

 

Also known as

Unistar Company;

Yona Holding;

Yona Star;

Yona Star Company;

Yona Star Shipping;

Yona Star Trading International Co. Ltd

 

Address

Damascus Airport Free Zone, Damascus, Syria;

Al Maktoum Street, Building MM Office #7, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

 

Instrument of first designation

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria) List 2017

38

Name of entity

Sigma Tech

 

Also known as

Sigma Tech Company

 

Address

Fayez Mansour Street, Building No 35, Floor No 2, Baramkeh, P.O. Box 34081, Damascus, Syria

 

Instrument of first designation

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria) List 2017

39

Name of entity

Technolab

 

Also known as

Techno Lab

 

Address

Trabolsi Building, 2nd Floor, Main Road, Deir El Zahrani, Nabatieh, Lebanon

 

Instrument of first designation

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria) List 2017

 

Additional information

Registration number: 6000845 Nabatieh, Lebanon

40

Name of entity

Syrian Company for Information Technology

 

Also known as

SCIT

 

Address

P.O. Box 11037, Damascus, Syria

 

Instrument of first designation

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria) List 2017

41

Name of entity

Shadi For Cars Trading

 

Address

TayyounehBdeir Building, 2nd floor, Beirut, Lebanon

 

Instrument of first designation

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria) List 2017

42

Name of entity

Denise Company

 

Address

TayyounehBdeir Building, 2nd floor, Beirut, Lebanon

 

Instrument of first designation

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria) List 2017

10  Part 3 of Schedule 1

Repeal the part.

 


Part 2 – Repeal of spent provisions

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction) List 2012

11  Part 4

Repeal the part.

 

12  Part 1A of Schedule 1

Repeal the part.

 


Part 3 – Repeal of instrument

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria) List 2017

13  The whole of the instrument

 

Repeal the instrument.