Checklist · In-House / General Counsel
Sanctions Consolidated List screen before a dealing
A screen of a counterparty against the Australian Sanctions Consolidated List, using the DFAT page. A possible match is not cleared here. The guide to reading the list returned an error and was not opened.
- Kind
- Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
- Where it applies
- Australia, Commonwealth
- AI use
- Yellow You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at
- 22 October 2026
- Status
- Maintained. Checked on 22 October 2026 against the authority it cites, for Australia and Commonwealth.
- Version
- 1
- Source
- Written for this library
When to use it
Use before the organisation deals with an individual, entity or vessel, or when it may hold an asset of a designated person. Record the date on the spreadsheet that is actually downloaded. The page, when opened on 22 October 2026, showed a file last updated on 16 October 2026.
Used for these tasks
Each task page says how far AI may help with the task and what the lawyer must review.
How AI may be used
AI may record the name searched and the date on the spreadsheet. The lawyer decides whether a name is a match and whether any dealing may proceed.
AI may
- Record the name, any alias used, and the date of birth if one was used in the search
- Record the last-updated date printed on the spreadsheet that was downloaded
- Leave the match column blank for the lawyer
AI must not
- Must not mark a similar name as clear
- Must not advise that a dealing may proceed
- Must not list the information regulation 42 or regulation 24 requires the asset holder to give the AFP. Those regulations were not opened
The lawyer checks
- The spreadsheet is the current DFAT file, and the search used the names and aliases on it
- A match or possible match is not dealt with until legal advice is obtained
- If an asset may be owned or controlled by a designated person, it is held and the Australian Sanctions Office and the AFP are notified
Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.
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