Raff Ciccone (Victoria, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

Omit paragraphs (a) to (i), substitute:

(a) an assessment of the consistency in application of Australia's sanctions regime and in coordination with key partners and allies, including the identification of any gaps and time lags in their application;

(b) consideration of the evidence on how sanctions regimes are in targeting and addressing behaviour of designated individuals and entities;

(c) consideration of specific measures to coordinate, collaborate, and harmonise sanctions with partners and allies, and multilaterally, including how different interests can be taken into account;

(d) consideration of mechanisms to freeze and confiscate assets belonging to sanctioned persons/entities and how the proceeds can be used to benefit peoples and countries impacted by the behaviour of sanctioned individuals and entities;

(e) consideration of opportunities for engagement by the Australian community, civil society, financial institutions and other organisations in Australia's sanctions regime;

(f) consideration of methods to assess the effectiveness of sanctions decisions and/or the extent to which sanctions are having the intended impact, and recommend any improvements;

(g) consideration of how Australia's sanctions regime could better align with Australia's existing anti-corruption and crime measures, including to better target Australians involved in designated actions;

(h) consideration of the role of sanctions in an increasingly complex global context, where geo-strategic competition is re-shaping our region; and

(i) any other matters that are relevant to the effectiveness of Australia's sanctions framework.

Question agreed to.