Autonomous Sanctions Act 2011 (Cth)

Autonomous Sanctions Act 2011

No. 38, 2011

Compilation No. 4

Compilation date: 9 April 2024

Includes amendments: Act No. 19, 2024

Registered: 11 April 2024

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This compilation

This is a compilation of the Autonomous Sanctions Act 2011 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 9 April 2024 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

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Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

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Modifications

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Self‑repealing provisions

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Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Objects of this Act 4 Definitions 5 Specifying a Commonwealth entity as a designated Commonwealth entity 6 Specifying a provision as a sanction law 7 Extension to external Territories 8 Act binds the Crown 9 Relationship with other laws Part 2—Regulations to provide for sanctions Division 1—Making and effect of regulations 10 Regulations may apply sanctions 10A Proscription of persons or entities relating to past circumstances, actions or positions 11 Regulations may have extraterritorial effect 12 Effect of regulations on earlier Commonwealth Acts and on State and Territory laws 13 Later Acts not to be interpreted as overriding this Part or the regulations Division 2—Enforcing the regulations 14 Injunctions 15 Invalidation of authorisations Part 3—Offences relating to sanctions 16 Offence—contravening a sanction law 17 Offence—false or misleading information given in connection with a sanction law Part 4—Information relating to sanctions 18 CEO of Commonwealth entity may give information or document on request by CEO of designated Commonwealth entity 19 Power to require information or documents to be given 20 Information may be required to be given on oath 21 Offence for failure to comply with requirement 22 Self‑incrimination not an excuse 23 CEO may copy documents 24 Further disclosure and use of information and documents 25 Protection from liability 26 Retention of records and documents 27 Delegation Part 5—Miscellaneous 28 Regulations Endnotes Endnote 1—About the endnotes Endnote 2—Abbreviation key Endnote 3—Legislation history Endnote 4—Amendment history An Act to make provision relating to sanctions to facilitate the conduct of Australia's external affairs, and for related purposes