Sanctions Evasion Reference

DFAT: the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

The Australian department administering autonomous and UN sanctions, maintaining the Consolidated List and issuing permits.

acronym

DFAT

country

Australia

part of

Australian Government

reviewed

2026-08-20

Australia’s regime combines UN-mandated measures with an autonomous framework, both administered through a permit system rather than the general and specific licence structure used in the United States.

Why it appears in this reference

Two reasons. Australia is a significant participant in the maritime and resources trade that several techniques on this site concern, and Australian-headquartered logistics and mining companies have featured in enforcement actions by other authorities — the Toll Holdings settlement being the clearest example of an Australian company reaching a US regulator through dollar payments.

That case is the general lesson for any non-US business: the applicable regime is not only the one where you are incorporated.

Lists it publishes

ListFormatsSource
DFAT Consolidated ListXLSX, PDF Publisher page

Penalty powers. Criminal offences under the Autonomous Sanctions Act and the Charter of the United Nations Act, with substantial maximum penalties for corporations.

Sources

  1. Australia and sanctions. Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 2026.
  2. United Nations Security Council Consolidated List. United Nations Security Council, 2026.