{"id":"F2022L01519","name":"Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula) Regulations 2022","slug":"criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-al-qa-ida-in-the-arabian-peninsula-regulations-2022","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441614,"registerId":"F2022L01519-fast-fetch-1775956873943","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula) Regulations 2022","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nCriminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Al‑Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula) Regulations 2022\n\nI, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.\n\nDated 24 November 2022\n\nDavid Hurley\n\nGovernor‑General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nMark Dreyfus KC\n\nAttorney‑General\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Schedules\n\n5 Terrorist organisation—Al‑Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nCriminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Al‑Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula) Regulations 2019\n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Al‑Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula) Regulations 2022.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument 26 November 2022. 26 November 2022\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under the Criminal Code Act 1995.\n\n4  Schedules\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.\n\n5  Terrorist organisation—Al‑Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula\n\n (1) For the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of terrorist organisation in subsection 102.1(1) of the Criminal Code, the organisation known as al‑Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula is specified.\n\n (2) Al‑Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula is also known by the following names:\n\n (a) al‑Qa’ida in Yemen;\n\n (b) Ansar al‑Sharia;\n\n (c) AQAP;\n\n (d) AQY;\n\n (e) Sons of Hadramawt;\n\n (f) Supporters of Sharia.\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\n \n\nCriminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Al‑Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula) Regulations 2019\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the same function as its 2019 predecessor and maintains the same scope. It is a routine triennial renewal required by the sunset clause in the Criminal Code Regulations framework. The scope has not expanded beyond the original legislative intent of listing specific terrorist organisations to trigger the terrorist organisation offences in Division 102 of the Criminal Code."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument (approximately 1 page of substantive content)","Only 5 operative provisions, with only 1 substantive provision (section 5) doing the actual legal work","No defined terms beyond the standard interpretation rules in the parent Act","No cross-references except to the enabling Act (Criminal Code Act 1995) and the specific definition provision (subsection 102.1(1))","Simple binary operation: specify organisation, list aliases, repeal predecessor","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation renews the listing of Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) as a terrorist organisation under the Criminal Code, including its alternative names, and repeals the 2019 instrument so the designation remains active.\n\nThat listing triggers criminal offences for membership, recruitment, training or support, enables banks to freeze the group’s assets, and keeps Australia’s counter‑terrorism and international obligations in force."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument replaces the 2019 regulations and re‑specifies al‑Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula and its known alternate names (s 5; Schedule 1). The text shows no addition of other organisations or new legal conditions, so no substantive change in scope from the prior designation is evident within this instrument itself."},"complexity_factors":["Single substantive operative provision: designation of an organisation (s 5).","List of alternate names/aliases increases identification precision but not legal complexity (s 5(2)).","Explicit cross‑reference to the Criminal Code definition (subsection 102.1(1)) requires users to consult the Act for operative effects (s 5).","Complete repeal of the prior 2019 instrument (Schedule 1) changes the statutory instruments landscape but not the substantive mechanics.","Short commencement and authority clauses tie the instrument to the Criminal Code Act 1995 and a clear commencement date, reducing procedural ambiguity (Commencement; Authority)."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation specifies that the organisation known as \"al‑Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula\" is a terrorist organisation for the purposes of the Criminal Code (subsection 102.1(1)) and lists six alternate names and acronyms for that organisation (s 5). It commences on 26 November 2022 and repeals the earlier 2019 instrument (Commencement; Schedule 1). By listing the group, the Criminal Code’s terrorist‑organisation offences and related obligations become applicable to conduct involving the listed organisation, affecting persons and entities subject to those offences (s 5; Schedule 1)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-al-qa-ida-in-the-arabian-peninsula-regulations-2022","history":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-al-qa-ida-in-the-arabian-peninsula-regulations-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-al-qa-ida-in-the-arabian-peninsula-regulations-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-al-qa-ida-in-the-arabian-peninsula-regulations-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-al-qa-ida-in-the-arabian-peninsula-regulations-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-al-qa-ida-in-the-arabian-peninsula-regulations-2022/documents"}}