Australia Issues Updated Legal Services Sanctions License

Australia on Oct. 30 issued an updated permit that authorizes Australian lawyers and law firms to provide certain legal services to, and collect fees from, parties designated under its Autonomous Sanctions Regulations. New permit SAN-2024-00138, which replaces now-revoked permit SAN-2022-00079, allows Australian people and organizations to give legal advice or legal representation to sanctioned parties in Australian courts and tribunals, including for the filing of court documents, the “engagement of expert witnesses,” and “administrative tasks necessary for legal proceedings” in Australian courts.

The updated permit will expire n October 2026, unless revoked earlier. “Providers of legal services and services ancillary to legal services are encouraged to familiarise themselves with the new permit,” Australia said, adding that permit-users must notify the Australian Sanctions Office “if they intend to rely on the authorisation provided by the permit.”