{"id":"C2004L06609","name":"Criminal Code Amendment (Suppression of Terrorist Bombings) Act 2002 - Proclamation (05/09/2002)","slug":"criminal-code-amendment-suppression-of-terrorist-bombings-act-2002-proclamation-05-09-2002","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":28259,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L06609-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Criminal Code Amendment (Suppression of Terrorist Bombings) Act 2002 - Proclamation (05/09/2002)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nProclamation\n\nCriminal Code Amendment (Suppression of Terrorist Bombings) Act 2002\n\nI, PETER JOHN HOLLINGWORTH, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under subsection 2 (1) of the Criminal Code Amendment (Suppression of Terrorist Bombings) Act 2002, fix 8 September 2002 as the day on which Schedule 1 to that Act commences.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  Great Seal of Australia  on 5 September 2002\n\nPETER HOLLINGWORTH\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nDARYL WILLIAMS\n\nAttorney-General\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":3303},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose of implementing the specific 1997 International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings. It does not expand beyond bombing-related offences into broader counter-terrorism measures."},"complexity_factors":["Implementation of treaty-defined offences requiring incorporation of Convention Article 1 definitions ('explosive or other lethal device', 'infrastructure')","Extraterritorial jurisdiction provisions applying Criminal Code to conduct committed entirely outside Australia (Section 115.4)","Dual criminality exemptions and Attorney-General consent requirements for overseas conduct prosecutions","Interaction with existing Division 72 (International terrorist activities) and military activity exemptions","Complex commencement structure (this proclamation activates Schedule 1; other provisions commenced immediately)"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation brought Schedule 1 of the Criminal Code Amendment (Suppression of Terrorist Bombings) Act 2002 into force on 8 September 2002. The Act implements the 1997 Convention by creating offences for terrorist bombings and enabling Australia to prosecute or extradite suspects for such crimes committed abroad, ensuring universal jurisdiction and covering preparatory conduct.\n\nIt affects anyone subject to Australian jurisdiction and binds prosecutors and law enforcement, closing prior gaps in prosecuting overseas terrorist bombings."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/criminal-code-amendment-suppression-of-terrorist-bombings-act-2002-proclamation-05-09-2002","history":"/api/acts/criminal-code-amendment-suppression-of-terrorist-bombings-act-2002-proclamation-05-09-2002/history","analysis":"/api/acts/criminal-code-amendment-suppression-of-terrorist-bombings-act-2002-proclamation-05-09-2002/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/criminal-code-amendment-suppression-of-terrorist-bombings-act-2002-proclamation-05-09-2002/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/criminal-code-amendment-suppression-of-terrorist-bombings-act-2002-proclamation-05-09-2002/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/criminal-code-amendment-suppression-of-terrorist-bombings-act-2002-proclamation-05-09-2002/documents"}}