Australia to Update Online Sanctions Licensing Platform

Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade plans to launch a new online sanctions platform to improve the process for making sanctions inquiries and applying for licenses. The platform, called Pax, is scheduled for launch in “early 2020,” Australia said, and replaces the Online Sanctions Administration System (OSAS), Australia’s previous online sanctions system. Australia said it will issue “user guides” to “ease this transition and all existing applications will remain in OSAS until finalised.”