{"id":"F2015L00245","name":"Criminal Code (Foreign Incursions and Recruitment—Declared Areas) Declaration 2015—Mosul District, Ninewa Province, Iraq","slug":"criminal-code-foreign-incursions-and-recruitment-declared-areas-declaration-2015-mosul-district-nine","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":92780,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2015L00245-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Criminal Code (Foreign Incursions and Recruitment—Declared Areas) Declaration 2015—Mosul District, Ninewa Province, Iraq","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms](image.001.png)\n\nCriminal Code (Foreign Incursions and Recruitment—Declared Areas) Declaration 2015—Mosul District, Ninewa Province, Iraq\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 2 March 2015\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 2015—Mosul District, Ninewa Province, Iraq\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\nMosul district, Ninewa province, Iraq as shown marked ‘Mosul District’ on the two maps attached hereto and marked ‘A’. Mosul district is located in the Ninewa province of Iraq and is bordered by the districts of Al Hadr, Tall Afar, Tall Kayf and Al Hamdaniyah in Ninewa province and the provinces of Arbil and Salah ad Din.\n\nA—Mosul District, Ninewa Province Iraq\n\n![](image.002.png)\n\n![](image.003.png)","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2116},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The declaration performs precisely the function authorised by subsection 119.3(1) of the Criminal Code: specifying a geographic area where terrorist organisations are operating as a 'declared area' to trigger the offence in section 119.2. There is no expansion beyond the intended counter-terrorism geographic specification purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with purely declaratory effect","Geographic boundaries defined solely by incorporation of external maps marked 'A'","No defined terms, exceptions, or conditional logic within the instrument","Minimal cross-referencing (only to the enabling provision, subsection 119.3(1))"],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration designates Mosul District in Ninewa Province, Iraq as a “declared area” under the Criminal Code, making it a criminal offence for Australians to enter or remain there unless they have a recognised excuse (e.g., humanitarian work, professional journalism, family visits). Issued by the Foreign Minister in March 2015 as a counter‑terrorism measure, it applies because Mosul was under ISIS control at the time."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/criminal-code-foreign-incursions-and-recruitment-declared-areas-declaration-2015-mosul-district-nine","history":"/api/acts/criminal-code-foreign-incursions-and-recruitment-declared-areas-declaration-2015-mosul-district-nine/history","analysis":"/api/acts/criminal-code-foreign-incursions-and-recruitment-declared-areas-declaration-2015-mosul-district-nine/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/criminal-code-foreign-incursions-and-recruitment-declared-areas-declaration-2015-mosul-district-nine/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/criminal-code-foreign-incursions-and-recruitment-declared-areas-declaration-2015-mosul-district-nine/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/criminal-code-foreign-incursions-and-recruitment-declared-areas-declaration-2015-mosul-district-nine/documents"}}