{"id":"F2005L01202","name":"Criminal Code Amendment Regulations 2005 (No. 10)","slug":"criminal-code-amendment-regulations-2005-no-10","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"86 of 2005","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":34873,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L01202-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Criminal Code Amendment Regulations 2005 (No. 10)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nCriminal Code Amendment Regulations 2005 (No. 10)1\n\nSelect Legislative Instrument 2005 No. 86\n\nI, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Criminal Code Act 1995.\n\nDated 25 May 2005\n\nP. M. JEFFERY\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nPHILIP RUDDOCK\n\nAttorney-General\n\n1 Name of Regulations\n\nThese Regulations are the Criminal Code Amendment Regulations 2005 (No. 10).\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations commence on 5 June 2005.\n\n3 Amendment of Criminal Code Regulations 2002\n\nSchedule 1 amends the Criminal Code Regulations 2002.\n\nSchedule 1 Amendments\n\n(regulation 3)\n\n\\[1\\] Subregulations 4 (5) and (6)\n\nomit\n\n\\[2\\] Part 2\n\ninsert, in correct position\n\n4R Terrorist organisations — HAMAS’ Izz al-Din al‑Qassam Brigades\n\nFor paragraph (b) of the definition of terrorist organisation in subsection 102.1 (1) of the Code, the organisation known as HAMAS’ Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades is specified.\n\n\\[3\\] Schedule 1A, Part 2\n\nomit\n\n> Note\n\n> Note: 1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See www.frli.gov.au.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1959},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: proscribing a specific security-sensitive organisation as terrorist and performing minor administrative cleanup of the principal regulations. No expansion beyond counter-terrorism entity listing is evident."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument containing only three amendment items","Single substantive provision (regulation 4R) with no conditional or nested logic","Straightforward 'omit' and 'insert' amendments without complex cross-referencing","Limited to specific entity proscription under the existing framework of the Criminal Code"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** These regulations officially designate the military wing of Hamas — known as **HAMAS' Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades** — as a **terrorist organisation** under Australian law.\n\n**Practical impact:**\n*   It becomes a serious criminal offence to be a **member** of, **direct**, **fund**, **train**, or **recruit** for this organisation.\n*   It is illegal to **associate** with members or provide any form of **support** (financial, logistical, or material).\n*   The government can freeze assets linked to the group, and banks must freeze related accounts.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n*   Anyone in Australia with actual or perceived links to the Brigades.\n*   Financial institutions, charities, and businesses that must screen transactions to ensure they are not dealing with the organisation.\n\n**Other changes:** The instrument also performs housekeeping by removing outdated transitional provisions (subregulations 4(5) and (6)) and an obsolete schedule (Schedule 1A, Part 2) from the principal regulations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/criminal-code-amendment-regulations-2005-no-10","history":"/api/acts/criminal-code-amendment-regulations-2005-no-10/history","analysis":"/api/acts/criminal-code-amendment-regulations-2005-no-10/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/criminal-code-amendment-regulations-2005-no-10/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/criminal-code-amendment-regulations-2005-no-10/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/criminal-code-amendment-regulations-2005-no-10/documents"}}