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Charter of the United Nations Act 1945

No. 32, 1945

Compilation No. 15

Compilation date: 14 September 2021

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 106, 2021

Registered: 10 November 2021

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 14 September 2021 (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

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

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Modifications

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Self‑repealing provisions

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Contents
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