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Sanctions screening in Australia

Businesses in Australia must comply with the Australian Sanctions Consolidated List (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)) and UN sanctions. Ulawk screens a company, its officers and shareholders against these and every other list in the table by exact name, recording each screening in a PDF with the list versions used.

  • Official lists only
  • Exact-name matching
  • PDF screening record

· Ulawk editorial team · Last reviewed 12.11.2026

Regime

What applies in Australia.

Australia publishes its own list: Australian Sanctions Consolidated List (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)). Ulawk screens it together with the UN list.

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List

Published by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). Screened by Ulawk.

UN Security Council Consolidated List

Binding on every UN member state; screened by Ulawk.

Financial intelligence unit

AUSTRAC: the authority that receives suspicious transaction reports in Australia.

FATF

Not on the FATF lists of high-risk jurisdictions or jurisdictions under increased monitoring (FATF statement of 30 October 2026).

How to

Screening, step by step.

From a company in Australia to a screening record you can file.

Australia has its own list.

Lists are downloaded daily from their official publishers.

  1. List the names

    Paste company names and people into bulk screening, one per line.

  2. See what is screened

    Ulawk does not take officers or shareholders of companies in Australia from a register: paste their names into bulk screening.

  3. Review the hits

    Each hit shows the list, the programme and the list record. Exact normalised names only; transliteration variants appear as possible matches.

  4. Record your decision

    Mark a match as not the same person, with a reason. The decision is kept with the screening.

  5. Keep the evidence

    Download a PDF screening record: names screened, list versions, match rule, results and decisions, with a verification number.

  6. Screen in bulk

    Paste a list of counterparties and download the result as CSV.

Lists

Every list Ulawk screens.

Each screening covers all of these lists, wherever the company is registered; the last column shows how each relates to Australia.

ListPublished byRelation to Australia
UN Security Council Consolidated ListUnited Nations Security CouncilBinding on all UN members
Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN), with aliases and addressesUS Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)Other jurisdiction
Consolidated Screening List (entries other than the SDN list)US Departments of Commerce, State and the TreasuryOther jurisdiction
EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions ListEuropean Union (Council acts; list kept by the European Commission)Other jurisdiction
UK Sanctions ListForeign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)Other jurisdiction
Swiss sanctions listState Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)Other jurisdiction
Consolidated Canadian Autonomous Sanctions ListGlobal Affairs CanadaOther jurisdiction
Australian Sanctions Consolidated ListDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)Applies in Australia
Asset freeze list under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade ActMinistry of Finance of JapanOther jurisdiction
Asset freezes under Laws No. 6415 and 7262Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK)Other jurisdiction
Capital markets trading bansCapital Markets Board of Türkiye (SPK)Capital markets ban
Bans from public procurement published in the Official Gazette (bulk screening)Turkish contracting authorities (Official Gazette)Debarment, not a sanction
US federal procurement exclusions (bulk screening)System for Award Management (SAM), US General Services AdministrationDebarment, not a sanction
World Bank debarred firms and individualsWorld Bank GroupDebarment, not a sanction
IDB sanctioned firms and individuals, including cross-debarmentsInter-American Development BankDebarment, not a sanction
Exclusion list for EU-funded contracts and grants (EDES)European CommissionDebarment, not a sanction
Register of debarred and suspended companies (CEIS)Office of the Comptroller General (CGU)Debarment, not a sanction
Register of companies penalised under Law 12,846/2013 (CNEP)Office of the Comptroller General (CGU)Debarment, not a sanction
Pakistan public procurement blacklistPublic Procurement Regulatory Authority (Pakistan)Debarment, not a sanction
Kenya public procurement debarred firmsPublic Procurement Regulatory Authority (Kenya)Debarment, not a sanction
South Africa restricted suppliers and tender defaultersNational Treasury (South Africa)Debarment, not a sanction
Philippines public procurement blacklistGovernment Procurement Policy Board (Philippines)Debarment, not a sanction

Debarment lists exclude firms from contracts financed by a bank or an authority; they are shown apart from sanctions and weigh less in the risk score. Lists marked bulk screening are checked in bulk screening.

Limits

What the screening does not do.

Said plainly, so you know what to check yourself.

No fuzzy matching

A misspelt or reordered name in your own data is not caught; enter names as they appear in official documents.

Not an identity check

A hit is a possible match. Confirm it with the date of birth, nationality or registration number in the list record.

Official lists only

The PDF screening record covers official lists; politically exposed persons are not part of it.

FAQ

Questions

If your question is not here, write to [email protected].

Which sanctions lists apply in Australia?

Australia publishes its own list: Australian Sanctions Consolidated List (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)). Ulawk screens it together with the UN list.

Does Ulawk screen the officers and shareholders of companies in Australia?

Ulawk does not take officers or shareholders of companies in Australia from a register: paste their names into bulk screening.

Is Australia on the FATF high-risk lists?

Not on the FATF lists of high-risk jurisdictions or jurisdictions under increased monitoring (FATF statement of 30 October 2026).

How does Ulawk match names?

Names are normalised and must match exactly: there is no fuzzy matching. Transliteration variants are shown as possible matches, not hits. A hit is a possible match, not proof of identity; where the register publishes a date of birth it is compared with the list record.

How current are the lists?

Every list is downloaded daily from its official publisher. Each hit and each PDF screening record shows the list version it was checked against.

Sources

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