Australia Yet to Deploy New Sanction Laws Against CCP Officials for Human Rights Abuses: DFAT

So far, Australia has sanctioned one Chinese individual in relation to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in Iran.

Falun Gong practitioners take part in a parade in New York City on May 10, 2024, to celebrate World Falun Dafa Day while calling for an end to the persecution of the spiritual practice in China. The placards they hold raise awareness of the Chinese regime's state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting, which primarily targets Falun Gong practitioners. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has revealed that Australia has not imposed sanctions on Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) officials implicated in human rights abuses.

The federal parliament is investigating the implementation of the Autonomous Sanctions Amendment (Magnitsky-style and Other Thematic Sanctions) Act 2021, also known as the Magnitsky Act. This act allows targeted sanctions against human rights violators.