# Check a name against Australian sanctions

Preview: Check an individual, organisation or vessel against the complete official DFAT Australian Sanctions Consolidated List (UN and autonomous sanctions).

Canonical: https://aroai.com/tools/au_sanctions_check/

## Tool reference

MCP tool ID: `au_sanctions_check`. Availability: Preview. Country: Australia.

Credit use: 1 credit.

## Input schema

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 2,
      "maxLength": 200,
      "description": "A person's, organisation's or vessel's name to compare with DFAT's list."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

## Example input

```json
{
  "query": "Hesong"
}
```

## Usage notes

- Costs one credit per query.
- Checks an individual, organisation or vessel against the complete official DFAT Australian Sanctions Consolidated List (UN and autonomous sanctions).
- Searches primary names, aliases and original-script names with spelling and word-order matching.
- A possible match is not proof of identity, and a no-match is not clearance. Does not cover other Australian laws, indirect ownership or overseas lists. Not legal advice.