Russia Sanctions Tracker - Australia
07 December 2023
This tracker is a high-level summary of the measures imposed by Australia following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
In the current circumstances, the status of these measures are subject to change on a daily basis. Certain measures were in place prior to February 2022 and these are not included in this tracker. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of this summary at the date of publication, no reliance should be placed on its content and it does not constitute legal advice. Please refer to the primary sources of the restrictions for their full content.
This tracker was last updated on 7 December 2023.
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| 26 October 2023 |
Export sanctioned goods (for Russia) |
The Australian Government has prohibited the export of the following class of machinery and related goods for Russia) :
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Export sanctioned goods (for specified Ukraine regions) |
The Australian Government has prohibited the export of the following class of machinery and related goods for each specified Ukraine region (currently, as at 3 November 2023, being Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk and Sevastopol) :
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25 September 2023 |
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Australia has extended the additional tariff of 35% on all goods imports from Russia and Belarus until October 2025 (see the entries at 25 April 2023 below for further details). This tariff is in addition to general duty rates that currently apply. |
| 18 July 2023 |
10 individuals: Vadim Evgenievich Shadura, Aleksandr Vitalevich Lozitsky, Aleksandr Krivets, Yuri Pyzhik, Andrei Removich Belousov, Dmitry Nikolaevich Chernyshenko, Tatiana Nikolaevna Moskalkova, Andrey Anatolyevich Turchak, Vladimir Nikolaevich Lepin, And Nikolay Aleksandrovych Kolesov. |
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The Australian Government has foreshadowed bans on the export of all machinery and related parts to Russia and areas temporarily under Russian control. DFAT will commence public consultation on the ban, with implementation of the sanctions to shortly follow. |
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| 17 May 2023 |
Three individuals: Yury Anatolevich CHIKHANCHIN, Maksim Stanislavovich ORESHKIN, and Larissa Igorevna BRYCHYOVA |
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21 entities, including subsidiaries of Rosatom involved in nuclear research, infrastructure development and weapons manufacturing, Rosneft (Russia's largest petroleum company), Polyus PJSC (Russia's largest gold company), Severstal PJSC (a major steel company), Defence entities supporting Russia's war, and five Russian Banks. |
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30 March 2023 |
7 individuals: Ekaterina Borisovna ALTABAEVA, Lidia Aleksandrovna BASOVA, Sergei Andreevich DANILENKO, Yuriy Mikhailovich GOTSANYUK, Vladimir Vladimirovich NEMTSEV, Ekaterina Eduardovna PYRKOVA, and Mikhail Vladimirovich RAZVOZHAEV. |
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| 17 March 2023 |
13 individuals: Ghassem Damavandian, Hamidreza Sharifi-Tehrani, Reza Khaki, Majid Reza Niyazi-Angili, Vali Arlanizadeh, Hossein Shamsabadi, Ali Reza Tangsiri, Abualfazl Nazeri, Mohsen Asadi, Mohammad Sadegh Heidari Mousa, Abulfazl Salehnejad, Mohammad Reza Mohammadi, and Abulghasem Valagohar. |
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Safiran Airport Services |
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| 23 February 2023 |
90 individuals, including ministers in the energy, natural resources, industry, education, labour, migration, and health sectors. |
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40 entities, including various different joint stock companies |
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| 24 January 2023 |
4 individuals:
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4 entities:
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8 December 2022 |
7 individuals involved in the attempted assassination of Alexei Navalny. |
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Three individuals (all connected to Iran's Armed Forces): Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, Saeed Aghajani, Amir Ali Hajizadeh. |
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Shahed Aviation Industries (responsible for the design and development of Shahed series of Iranian Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) which were supplied to Russia and used by Russia against Ukraine). |
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| 29 September 2022 |
The Australian Government has prohibited the import of gold (including gold plated with platinum) in unwrought or in semi manufactured forms, or in powder form, that was exported from Russia. |
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28 individuals: Aleksandr Yurievich Kobets, Sergey Vladimirovich Eliseev, Konstantin Vladimirovich Ivashchenko, Yevhen Vitaliiovych Balytskyi, Pavlo Ihorovych Filipchuk, Vladimir Valeryevich Rogov, Alexandr Fedorovich Saulenko, Andrei Vladimirovich Shevchik, Kyrylo Sergiyovich Stremousov, Volodymir Vasilyovich Saldo, Serhiy Mikolayovich Cherevko, Tetiana Kuzmich, Vladimir Vladimirovich Ezhikov, Vitaliy Pavlovich Khotsenko, Yuriy Nikolaevich Govtvin, Vladislav Garievich Kuznetsov, Vladimir Aleksandrovich Bespalov, Mikhail Leonidovich Rodikov, Anton Viktorovich Koltsov, Konstantin Anatolevich Chuychenko, Marat Shakirzyanovich Khusnullin, Sergei Vladilenovich Kiriyenko, Andrey Yurevich Lipov, Igor Viktorovich Krasnov, Vladimir Ivanovich Bulavin, Maksut Igorevich Shadayev, Sergey Semenovich Sobyanin, and Aleksandr Dmitrievich Beglov. |
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28 June 2022 |
16 individuals: Alina Maratovna Kabaeva, Igor Alexandrovich Putin, Mikhail Evgenievich Putin, Roman Igorevich Putin, Yuri Nikolayevich Shamalov, Aleksandr Grigorevich Plekhov, Mikhail Alekseevich Klishin, Sergey Nikolayevich Gorkov, God Semenovich Nisanov, Evgeny Grigorievich Novitsky, Grigory Viktorovich Berezkin, Igor Albertovich Kesaev, Irek Envarovich Faizullin, Vitaly Gennadyevich Savelyev, Dmitry Nikolayevich Patrushev, And Maria Alekseevna Lvova-Belova. |
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18 May 2022 |
12 entities: Internet Research Agency LLC, New Eastern Outlook, Oriental Review, Strategic Culture Foundation, SouthFront, NewsFront, OOO Inforos, United World International, Geopolitica, Odna Rodyna, Journal Kamerton, and Analiticheski Tsentr Katekhon OOO. |
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11 individuals: Taras Romanovych Kozak, Dmitriy Konstantinovich Kiselyov, Alexey Lvovich Nikolov, Sergey Borisovich Brilev, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Zharov, Mikhail Ilich Yakushev, Mikhail Vladimirovich Leontyev, Alexander Igorevich Kots, Evgeny Poddubny, Aleksandr Yakovlevich Shkolnik, and Dmitry Anatolyevich Steshin. |
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3 entities: Private Military Company “Wagner”, Industrial-Commercial Private Unitary Enterprise Minotor-Service, and OJSC KB Radar-Managing Company of Radar Systems Holding. |
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4 individuals: Nikolay Vaselyevich BOGDANOVSKY, Aleksandr Petrovich CHUPRIYAN, Illia Volodymyrovych KYVA, and Sergei Borisovich Korolyov. |
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| 4 May 2022 |
76 individuals, including members of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. |
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34 individuals, including various ministers in Luhansk and Donetsk. |
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25 April 2022 (announced on 1 April 2022)
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Trade restrictions – increased import tariffs (announced 1 April 2022) |
Australia issued a formal notification withdrawing entitlements to the Most-Favoured Nation (MFN) tariff treatment and will, from 25 April 2022, apply an additional tariff of 35% to all imports from Russia and Belarus. This will be in addition to general duty rates that currently apply. The Australian government extended the application of a punitive tariff on goods imported from Russia and Belarus until October 2023 (as noted here). |
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Import sanctioned goods |
Certain goods relating to oil, petroleum, coal, and gas will be designated as 'import sanctioned goods' from 25 April 2022. A full list can be accessed here. |
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21 April 2022 |
147 individuals, including senators of the Federal Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, and family members of Vladimir Putin and Sergei Lavrov |
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13 April 2022 |
14 entities: Kamaz, Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port, Ruselectronics, United Shipbuilding Corporation, Sevmash, Alrosa, Sovcomflot, Russian Railways, Gazprom, Gazprom Neft, Transneft, Rostelecom, RusHydro, and Gas Industry Insurance Company SOGAZ. These sanctions target certain defence related entities, shipping companies, a transportation company, and an electronic component company which is responsible for the production of around 80 per cent of all Russian electronic components. |
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7 April 2022 |
67 individuals, including a military official and senior Russian government officials. Please note that Alexander Abramov's listing at 103 was updated on 16 September 2022 (as described here). |
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Export sanctioned goods (announced on 4 April 2022) |
The Australian Government has prohibited the export of certain luxury goods to Russia from 7 April 2022, including wine, high value cosmetics, parts for luxury vehicles, tobacco, etc. A full list (including the value thresholds) can be accessed here. |
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29 March 2022 |
14 individuals responsible for the serious corruption Mr Magnistky exposed, and a further 25 individuals that were perpetrators and accomplices of his abuse and death. [Note: these sanctions are not related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but has been included for completeness for additional sanctions imposed on Russian designated entities and/or individuals.] |
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| 25 March 2022 |
Belarus: Asset freeze and travel ban |
23 individuals, including the President of Belarus (and his wife and son), certain ministers of defence, and other individuals who have enabled Russia to launch attacks from Belarus. |
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22 individuals, namely on propagandists and purveyors of disinformation, including senior employees from Russia Today, the Strategic Culture Foundation, InfoRos and NewsFront. |
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20 March 2022 |
The following are now designated as 'export sanctioned goods': Aluminium ores and concentrates, artificial corundum, other aluminium oxide, and aluminium hydroxide. |
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| 17 March 2022 |
11 entities: Sberbank, VTB Bank, Gazprombank, Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs, Rosselkhozbank, Sovcombank, Novikombank, Alfa-Bank, Credit Bank of Moscow, National Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation, and Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation. These sanctions target Russian Government entities responsible for issuing and managing Russia's sovereign debt. |
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Two individuals: Viktor Feixovich Vekselberg and Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska. |
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13 March 2022 |
33 individuals, including sanctions on Russian oligarchs, prominent business people and their immediate family members. |
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7 March 2022 |
10 individuals: Maria Vladimirovna Zakharova, Vladimir Rudolfovich Solovyov, Konstantin Knyrik, Modest Alexeyevich Kolerov, Yevgeniy Nikolaevich Prilepin, Anton Vyacheslavovich Krasovsky, Arkady Viktorovich Mamontov, Yuriy Anatolyevich Prokofyev, Yuriy Sergeyevich Fedin, and Dmitry Sergeyvich Peskov. These sanctions target individuals spreading propaganda and/or disinformation. |
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Six individuals: Nikolay Anatolyevich Yevmenov, Vladimir Lvovich Kasatonov, Igor Vladimirovich Osipov, Oleg Leonydovych Salyukov, Sergei Surovikin, and Sergey Vladimirovich Dronov. |
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One entity: Armed Forces of the Russian Federation |
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2 March 2022 |
Seven entities: Russian Direct Investment Fund, Management Company of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, RVC Management Company, Central Bank of the Russian Federation, EXIAR, Otkritie Bank, and Cetelem Bank. |
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28 February 2022 (announced, but not yet implemented) 67
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Introduction of measures to limit the sale of citizenship—so called golden passports—that let wealthy Russians connected to the Russian government become citizens of Western countries and gain access to their financial systems. |
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Establishment of a transatlantic task force that will ensure the effective implementation of financial sanctions by identifying and freezing the assets of sanctioned individuals and companies that exist within relevant jurisdictions. |
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27 February 2022 |
Five individual ministers: Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, Sergei Viktorovich Lavrov, Vladimir Kolokoltsev, Mikhail Vladimirovich Mishustin, and Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu. |
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| 26 February 2022 |
Seven Belarusian individuals: Viktor Khrenin, Aleksander Volfovich, Dmitry Pantus, Viachaslau Rassalai, Aliaksandr Yauhenavich Shatrou, Aliaksei Ivanavich Rymasheuski, and Aliaksandr Piatrovich Vetsianevich. |
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Six Belarusian entities: State Authority For Military Industry Of The Republic Of Belarus (SAMI), OKB TSP Scientific Production Limited Liability Company (OKB TSP), Oboronnye Initsiativy, Belspetsvneshtechnika (BSVT), Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant (MZKT), and LLC Synesis. |
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| 25 February 2022 |
339 individuals individual members of Russia State Duma. |
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Eight individuals: Denis Aleksandrovich Bortnikov, Vladimir Sergeevich Kiriyenko, Petr Mikhailovich Fradkov, Igor Arkadyevich Rotenberg, Elena Aleksandrovna Georgieva, Yury Borisovich Slyusar, Kirill Nikolayevich Shamalov, and Igor Ivanovich Sechin. |
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24 February 2022 |
Extensions of the Minister's discretion to impose an asset freeze and/or a travel ban on the following class of people:
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Eight individuals: Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev, Yury Yakovlevich Chaika, Aleksander Vladimirovich Gutsan, Igor Anatolyevich Komarov, Anatoly Anatolyevich Seryshev, Igor Olegovich Shchegolev, Viktor Vasilyevich Zolotov, and Vladimir Vladimirovich Yakushev (all part of Russia's security council). |
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Four banks: Industrial Savings Bank (IS Bank), Genbank, Black Sea Bank for Development and Reconstruction, and Promsvyazbank. |
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Sectoral sanctions - Donetsk and Luhansk regions (updated on 28 March 2022 to reflect amendments made) |
On 28 March 2022, references to 'Crimea' and 'Sevastopol' in the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011 were substituted with 'a specified Ukraine region'. Specified Ukraine region will includes Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Sevastopol, and a region of Ukraine specified by the Minister under regulation 3B. The substitution extends the previous sanctions on Crimea and Sevastopol to now also cover Donetsk and Luhansk. These sanctions largely prohibit trade in the transport, energy, telecommunications, and oil, gas and mineral sectors. |
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25 individuals (including members of the military, and deputy ministers of defence of the Russian Federation). |
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Four entities: Tactical Missiles Corporation, Kronshtadt, Rostec, and Rosoboronexport. |
Additional contributors: Luke Thiagarajah
