{"id":"F2014L01634","name":"Criminal Code (Foreign Incursions and Recruitment – Declared Areas) Declaration 2014 – Al-Raqqa Province, Syria","slug":"criminal-code-foreign-incursions-and-recruitment-declared-areas-declaration-2014-al-raqqa-province-s","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":128779,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2014L01634-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Criminal Code (Foreign Incursions and Recruitment – Declared Areas) Declaration 2014 – Al-Raqqa Province, Syria","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms](image.001.png)\n\nCriminal Code (Foreign Incursions and Recruitment – Declared Areas) Declaration 2014 – Al‑Raqqa Province, Syria\n\nCriminal Code Act 1995\n\nI, JULIE BISHOP, Minister for Foreign Affairs, make this Declaration under subsection 119.3(1) of the Criminal Code.\n\nDated 4th December 2014\n\n  \nJULIE BISHOP\n\nMinister for Foreign Affairs\n\n1 Name of Declaration\n\nThis declaration is the Criminal Code (Foreign Incursions and Recruitment – Declared Areas) Declaration 2014 – Al‑Raqqa Province, Syria\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis declaration commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3 Authority\n\nThis declaration is made under subsection 119.3(1) of the Criminal Code.\n\n4 Declared area in a foreign country\n\n(1) Al-Raqqa province in Syria as shown marked ‘AL-RAQQA’ on the maps attached hereto and marked ‘A’. Al-Raqqa province is east of the Syrian province of Aleppo and shares its northern border with Turkey\n\n(2) Al-Raqqa province in Syria is also known as Ar Raqqah.\n\n![C:\\Users\\bekkea\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Temporary Internet Files\\Content.Word\\DIGO_03826_01_14_syr.jpg](image.002.jpeg)\n\n![](image.003.png)","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1214},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This declaration maintains its original narrow scope of designating Al-Raqqa Province as a declared area. It has not expanded beyond the specific geographic declaration authorized by subsection 119.3(1) of the Criminal Code."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision declaring a geographic boundary","Relies entirely on existing offence framework in parent Act (Criminal Code Division 119)","No internal exceptions or conditional logic - all legal tests are in the primary legislation","Minimal cross-references (only references subsection 119.3(1))","Geographic scope defined by attached map rather than complex legal descriptions"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument declares Al‑Raqqa Province in Syria a \"declared area\" under the Criminal Code, making it a criminal offence for Australian citizens or residents to enter or remain there and exposing offenders to imprisonment.  \n\nIt matters because it enforces a travel ban aimed at preventing participation in conflict or terrorism, while the Criminal Code still allows limited exceptions for journalism, humanitarian work, official visits and legal assistance."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/criminal-code-foreign-incursions-and-recruitment-declared-areas-declaration-2014-al-raqqa-province-s","history":"/api/acts/criminal-code-foreign-incursions-and-recruitment-declared-areas-declaration-2014-al-raqqa-province-s/history","analysis":"/api/acts/criminal-code-foreign-incursions-and-recruitment-declared-areas-declaration-2014-al-raqqa-province-s/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/criminal-code-foreign-incursions-and-recruitment-declared-areas-declaration-2014-al-raqqa-province-s/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/criminal-code-foreign-incursions-and-recruitment-declared-areas-declaration-2014-al-raqqa-province-s/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/criminal-code-foreign-incursions-and-recruitment-declared-areas-declaration-2014-al-raqqa-province-s/documents"}}