The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Julie Bishop, has renewed a number of Australia’s listings of designated and declared persons and designated entities that continue to meet the appropriate criteria under the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011 for a further three years, effective from 27 February 2015.The Minister for Foreign Affairs has also revoked the designations and declarations for the following persons and entities as they no longer meet the criteria for designation and and/or declaration under the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011:
Mohamad Ali Zidane Former Minister for Transport in the Qadhafi regime Libya Al-Barrani Ashkal Former Deputy Director, Military Intelligence Libya Libyan Holding Company for Development and Investment (LHCDI) Libya Nabil Rafik al Kuzbari Chairman of Cham Holdings Syria Saqr Khayr Bek Deputy Minister for the Interior Syria Qualitest Iran Dragan Jokic Former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dusan Fustar Former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monmcilo Krajisnik Former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mirko Norac Former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mitar Rasevic Former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
As noted above, the renewal period for Australia's autonomous sanctions regime is 3 years (as opposed to the one year under the UK's Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Act of 2010).