On 30 November 2023, the Defence Trade Controls Amendment Bill 2023 (Bill) was introduced into the Australian federal parliament, proposing amendments to the Defence Trade Control Act 2012 (Cth) (DTC Act). The Bill has been sent to a Parliamentary Committee for review with the Committee’s report due in April 2024. Some proposed changes implement Australia’s commitments under the AUKUS agreement, by removing the need to obtain a permit for supply of most controlled items from…
On 25 October 2023, the Australian Government published two new designations (see here and here) (Designations) introducing new goods export sanctions for Russia and specified regions of Ukraine (being the Crimea, Sevastopol, Donetsk and Luhansk regions). Under the Designations, the following goods have been designated as “export sanctioned goods”: The export of these goods to Russia and the specified regions of Ukraine is now blocked under sub-regulation 4(3) of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011. The…