June 3, 2015: DFAT sanctions Neil Christopher Prakash

Under the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945, on June 3rd, Australia designated the following person under its anti-terror program:

Primary Name: Neil Christopher Prakash

Aliases: Abu Khalid al-Cambodi , Abdullah Al Khmeree, Abu Laghm

Al Kambodee

Date of Birth: 7 May 1991

Address: Syria/Iraq

Formerly 6 Alice Court, Noble Park, Victoria

Formerly 2/61 Crawford Road, Clayton South, Victoria

Citizenship: Australian

Additional information: Australian passport number N4325853, expiry date

25 October 2021 (cancelled on 22 October 2014)

Victorian drivers licence number 92846920, expiry date

12 August 2017 (suspended)

and some background on the Act from DFAT's email (and in the listing notice):

Part 4 of the Act and section 20 of the Charter of the United Nations (Dealing with Assets) Regulations 2008 give effect to Australia's international obligations under United Nations Security Council resolution 1373 (2001) relating to the prevention and suppression of terrorist acts. Under this legislation, the Minister for Foreign Affairs must list a person or entity if she is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the person or entity is associated with the commission of terrorist acts.

The listings make it an offence under s. 20 of the Act to:

• use or deal with a freezable asset

• allow a freezable asset to be used or dealt with, or

• facilitate the use of a freezable asset or dealing with a freezable asset

without authorisation from the Minister for Foreign Affairs. It is also an offence under s. 21 of the Act to make an asset (of any kind) available, directly or indirectly, to a listed person or entity without authorisation from the Minister for Foreign Affairs.

‘Freezable asset’ is defined in s. 14 of the Act as an asset that is:

• owned or controlled by a [listed person or entity]

• a listed asset, or

• derived from or generated from the above assets.