Australia sanctions list: the DFAT consolidated source

Start with the DFAT source record

SanctionsKit’s au-consolidated source reads the consolidated-list workbook published by Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, or DFAT. Each record keeps the authority’s reference identity and the available original details.

The Australian source profile shows records, attribution, and refresh information. Read it alongside DFAT’s own material when you need to understand a possible match or the scope of this named source.

Several names can belong to one listed subject

A workbook can use several rows for one subject’s names and aliases. SanctionsKit groups alias rows by the authority’s reference identity. It keeps the original row details for review rather than counting each alias as another independent listing.

This helps you see why a name matched and which record it belongs to. For example, two aliases linked to one source reference are two names to compare, not proof of two separate designated people.

Read dates and restrictions in context

A control date in the workbook may refer to a particular record. It is not automatically the date the whole file was published. If SanctionsKit cannot establish that publication date, it leaves it unknown. Use the date that describes the event you need to review.

This source covers the named consolidated list, not every rule that could affect a trade or transaction. Follow DFAT’s original references for the meaning of an entry. Any reuse outside your screening workflow must also follow the publisher’s applicable terms.

Keep DFAT designation research separate from other Australian registers

A DFAT list check concerns the Consolidated List and its published measures. An ASIC banning order or a sponsorship action answers a different regulatory question. Begin with the DFAT dataset profile and retain its record reference, then identify additional registers only when your onboarding or due-diligence policy calls for them.