{"id":"F2009L02471","name":"Criminal Code Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 9)","slug":"criminal-code-amendment-regulations-2009-no-9","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"125 of 2009","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":79415,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L02471-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Criminal Code Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 9)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nCriminal Code Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 9)1\n\nSelect Legislative Instrument 2009 No. 125\n\nI, QUENTIN BRYCE, 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 24 June 2009\n\nQUENTIN BRYCE\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy Her Excellency’s Command\n\nROBERT McCLELLAND\n\nAttorney-General\n\n1 Name of Regulations\n\nThese Regulations are the Criminal Code Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 9).\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations commence on the day after they are registered.\n\n3 Amendment of Criminal Code Regulations 2002\n\nSchedule 1 amends the Criminal Code Regulations 2002.\n\nSchedule 1 Amendment\n\n(regulation 3)\n\n\\[1\\] Regulation 4U\n\nsubstitute\n\n4U Terrorist Organisations — Hamas’ Izz al‑Din al‑Qassam Brigades\n\n(1) For 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(2) For subregulation (1), Hamas’ Izz al‑Din al‑Qassam Brigades is also known by the following names:\n\n(a) Ezzedeen Al‑Qassam Brigades;\n\n(b) Izz al-Din Al‑Qassem Brigades.\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 http://www.frli.gov.au.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1902},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs the exact function contemplated by the enabling legislation: specifying an organisation as a terrorist organisation under the Criminal Code. It does not expand regulatory reach beyond this specific proscription power."},"complexity_factors":["Single, straightforward substitution of one regulation","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Minimal cross-referencing (only to the definition section in the parent Act)","Extremely brief substantive content (one organisation, three name variants)"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations **declare a specific military group to be a terrorist organisation** under Australian federal law.\n\n**What is being listed?**\nThe regulation names the armed wing of Hamas called the *Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades* (also accepting the spellings *Ezzedeen Al-Qassam Brigades* or *Izz al-Din Al-Qassem Brigades*).\n\n**What does this mean practically?**\nOnce an organisation is specified (formally named) this way, the *Criminal Code* makes it a serious offence to:\n*   Be a member of the group;\n*   Directly or indirectly provide money, weapons, or other support;\n*   Receive training from them; or\n*   Associate with them for planning or carrying out terrorist acts.\n\n**Important distinction**\nThis listing applies only to the military brigades named, not automatically to other parts of Hamas or separate political entities, unless those are also specified in separate regulations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/criminal-code-amendment-regulations-2009-no-9","history":"/api/acts/criminal-code-amendment-regulations-2009-no-9/history","analysis":"/api/acts/criminal-code-amendment-regulations-2009-no-9/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/criminal-code-amendment-regulations-2009-no-9/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/criminal-code-amendment-regulations-2009-no-9/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/criminal-code-amendment-regulations-2009-no-9/documents"}}