Notice

In accordance with item 1, regulation 6 of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011 (Cth) (the Regulations), the Minister for Foreign Affairs (the Minister) has previously designated for targeted financial sanctions, or declared for travel bans (together ‘listed’), by legislative instrument:

1. A person or entity that the Minister is satisfied is providing support to the Syrian regime.
2. A person or entity that the Minister is satisfied is responsible for human rights abuses in Syria, including:
   1. the use of violence against civilians; and
   2. the commission of other abuses.

   The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) GIVES NOTICE TO THE PERSONS AND ENTITIES NAMED BELOW that the Minister will be considering whether these listings under regulation 6 of the Regulations will continue to have effect:

   Listed Persons and Entities

   1. Ahmad BALLUL
   2. Saji' DARWISH
   3. Muhammed IBRAHIM
   4. Badi' MU'ALLA
   5. Suhayl Hasan AL-HASAN
   6. Muhammad Nafi BILAL
   7. Muhammad Mahmud MAHALLA
   8. Tahir Hamid KHALIL
   9. Jawdat Salbi MAWAS
   10. Yasin Ahmad DAHI
   11. Ali WANUS
   12. Samir DA'BUL
   13. Zuhayr HAYDAR
   14. Habib HAWRANI
   15. Firas AHMAD
   16. Salah HABIB
   17. Iyad Mohammad Esam MAHROUS
   18. Ghassan ABBAS
   19. Bayan BITAR
   20. Amr ARMANZI
   21. Aziz ALLOUCH
   22. Muhammed Bin-Muhammed Faris QUWAYDIR
   23. Hala SIRHAN
   24. Ayman AHMAD
   25. Yusuf AL-HATUM
   26. Mashhur AL-HUSAYN
   27. Haytham ASMAR
   28. Lu-ay DA-UD
   29. Rajab DAYYUB
   30. Tha'ir DAYYUB
   31. Ma'n GHANIM
   32. Farhan MAHFUD
   33. Yusuf MA'TUQ
   34. Misbah MIRDASH
   35. Zuhayr RABAH
   36. Iyad SALIM
   37. Muzhir SHARBA
   38. Muhammad Khayr SUKHAYTAH
   39. Akram SULAYMAN
   40. Muhammad Hisham Fu’ad YUSUF
   41. Syriss Logistics and Services
   42. Mahrous Group
   43. Mahrous Trading
   44. Higher Institute of Applied Science and Technology
   45. Expert partners
   46. Organisation for Technological Industries
   47. National Standards and Calibration Laboratory
   48. Megatrade
   49. Yona Star International
   50. Sigma Tech
   51. Syrian Company for Information Technology
   52. Technolab
   53. Shadi for Cars Trading
   54. Denise Company

   Aliases for the abovementioned persons and entities are included in DFAT’s Consolidated List.

   Effects of Listing

   The effect of a listing under regulation 6 of the Regulations is as follows:

   1. any person holding a ‘controlled asset’ (including an asset that is owned or controlled by a listed person or entity) commits an offence if they, without the authorisation of the Minister, use or deal with that asset, or allow it to be used or dealt with, or facilitate the use of or dealing with it; and
   2. any person who, directly or indirectly, makes an asset available to, or for the benefit of, a listed person or entity, without the authorisation of the Minister, commits an offence.

   Request for statement of reasons

   DFAT will provide a listed person or entity, or their authorised representative, with an unclassified statement of reasons for the listing, upon written request to the address below.

   Submissions

   A listed person or entity, or their authorised representative, may make a written submission to the Minister, in order to inform the Minister’s consideration of whether to declare that the listing of the person or entity under regulation 6 of the Regulations will continue to have effect.

   Submissions must be received by 5pm on 22 June 2023 Australian Eastern Standard Time. DFAT reserves the right not to consider late submissions.

   Application for revocation of a listing

   A listed person or entity, or their authorised representative, may apply in writing to the Minister at any time to have the listing revoked.  The application must set out the circumstances relied upon to justify the application.

   Address to request a statement of case, make a submission or apply to revoke listing

   By email: sanctions@dfat.gov.au

   By post:
   Director, Australian Sanctions Office
   Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
   RG Casey Building
   John McEwen Crescent
   Barton ACT 0221 Australia

   Application for sanctions permit to use or deal with a ‘controlled asset’ or to make an asset available to a listed person or entity

   The Regulations provides that a holder of a ‘controlled asset’ may apply to the Minister for a permit to authorise use of or dealing with the ‘controlled asset’.

   The Regulations also provides that a person may apply to the Minister for a permit to authorise a person or entity to make assets available to a listed person or entity.

   Applications for permits must specify whether the application relates to a basic expense dealing, a legally required dealing or a contractual dealing as those terms are defined in regulation 20 of the Regulations.

   Applications may be submitted through DFAT’s online portal, Pax.