Joint Media Release
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Alexander Downer, and the Attorney-General,
Daryl Williams
28 October 2002
Further Steps to Prevent the Financing of Terrorism
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Alexander Downer, and the Attorney-General,
Daryl Williams, today announced that the Government had listed in
a special Commonwealth Government Gazette a further list of terrorists
and terrorist organisations whose assets must be frozen under the
United Nations Charter (Anti-Terrorism) Regulations 2001.
In addition, a number of entities have been removed from the previous
lists as they have established that they are no longer linked to the
al-Barakaat financial network, which directly finances Al-Qaida.
This action follows the first gazettal of terrorists and terrorist
groups that took place on 21 December 2001, and 5 subsequent lists.
The latest list includes organisations and individuals linked to Al
Qaida and the Taliban and a number of internationally recognised foreign
terrorist organisations, including Jemaah Islamiyah and the Communist
Party of the Philippines.
Similar action has been and continues to be taken by the United States,
the European Union and other countries. Mr Downer and Mr Williams
said that Australia is continuing to play its part in the global efforts
to suppress the financing of terrorism.
The Regulations prohibit the dealing in funds or other assets or
making funds available to individuals and groups on the list. Anyone
holding assets of a listed individual or group is required to freeze
those assets.
The up-to-date lists gazetted by the Government can be found at www.dfat.gov.au.
Media Inquiries: Chris Kenny (Mr Downer's Office) 02 6277 7500
/ Carina Tan-Van Baren (Mr William's office) 02 6277 7300
Local Date:
Sunday, 05-Jul-2009 13:13:18 EST
