Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions - Rwanda) Regulations 1994

Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions — Rwanda) Regulations 1994

Statutory Rules 1994 No. 310 as amended

made under the

Charter of the United Nations Act 1945

This compilation was prepared on 7 March 2002
taking into account amendments up to SR 2002 No. 37

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting,
Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra

Contents

Page

 1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1] 

 2 Interpretation 

 3 Application of the Regulations 

 4 Prohibition on supplying certain goods to Rwanda 

Schedule Goods to which regulation 4 applies 

Notes 

1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1]

  These Regulations are the Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions — Rwanda) Regulations 1994.

2 Interpretation

  In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:

registered aircraft means an aircraft registered in Australia under the Civil Aviation Act 1988.

registered ship means a ship registered under the Shipping Registration Act 1981.

3 Application of the Regulations

  These Regulations have extra-territorial operation according to their terms.

4 Prohibition on supplying certain goods to Rwanda

 (1) A citizen of Australia who is outside Australia must not supply goods specified in the Schedule to:

 (a) a person or body in Rwanda; or

 (b) a person or body for the purpose of a business carried on in, or operated from, Rwanda.

Penalty:   50 penalty units.

 (2) The owner, the master and the operator of a registered ship must not allow the ship to be used to supply goods specified in the Schedule to:

 (a) a person or body in Rwanda; or

 (b) a person or body for the purpose of a business carried on in, or operated from, Rwanda.

Penalty:   50 penalty units.

 (3) The owner, the pilot in command and the operator of a registered aircraft must not allow the aircraft to be used to supply goods specified in the Schedule to:

 (a) a person or body in Rwanda; or

 (b) a person or body for the purpose of a business carried on in, or operated from, Rwanda.

Penalty:   50 penalty units.

 (4) It is a defence to a prosecution against subregulation (1), (2) or (3) if the goods are supplied for the purpose of aiding the activities of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda or the United Nations Observer Mission in Uganda-Rwanda.

 (5) Strict liability applies in subregulations (1), (2) and (3) to the circumstance that the goods were specified in the Schedule.

Note 1   For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.

Note 2   A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the question whether he or she supplied the goods for the purpose of aiding the activities of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda or the United Nations Observer Mission in Uganda-Rwanda (see section 13.3 of the Criminal Code).

Schedule Goods to which regulation 4 applies

(regulation 4)

Goods to which regulation 4 applies

Notes to the Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions — Rwanda) Regulations 1994

Note 1

The Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions — Rwanda) Regulations 1994 (in force under the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945) as shown in this compilation comprise Statutory Rules 1994 No. 310 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Statutory Rules

Table of Amendments