{"id":"F2022L00162","name":"Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Al-Qa’ida) Regulations 2022","slug":"criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-al-qa-ida-regulations-2022","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441220,"registerId":"F2022L00162-fast-fetch-1775956595342","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) Regulations 2022","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\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) 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 17 February 2022\n\nDavid Hurley\n\nGovernor‑General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nKaren Andrews\n\nMinister for Home Affairs\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\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nCriminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Al‑Qa’ida) Regulations 2019\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Al‑Qa’ida) 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this instrument 9 April 2022. 9 April 2022\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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\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 is specified.\n\n (2) Al‑Qa’ida is also known by the following names:\n\n (a) Al‑Jihad al‑Qa’eda;\n\n (b) Al‑Qa’eda;\n\n (c) Al‑Qaida;\n\n (d) International Front for Fighting Jews and Crusaders;\n\n (e) Islamic Army;\n\n (f) Islamic Army for the Liberation of Holy Places;\n\n (g) Islamic Salvation Foundation;\n\n (h) New Jihad;\n\n (i) The Base;\n\n (j) The Group for the Preservation of the Holy Sites;\n\n (k) The Jihad Group;\n\n (l) The World Islamic Front for Jihad against Jews and Crusaders;\n\n (m) Usama bin Laden Network;\n\n (n) Usama bin Laden Organisation.\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\n \n\nCriminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Al‑Qa’ida) Regulations 2019\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument replaces the 2019 regulations and re-specifies Al‑Qa'ida and a set of alternative names as a terrorist organisation for the same statutory definition (subsection 102.1(1)). The text shows no broader or narrower listing scope beyond naming the organisation and repealing the earlier instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose instrument with few operative clauses","Direct cross-reference to subsection 102.1(1) of the Criminal Code creates reliance on external statutory definitions and offences","Repeal of prior 2019 instrument requires administrative update and cross-referencing in records","Multiple alternative names listed requires accurate name-matching in enforcement/compliance","Minimal discretionary or interpretive content in the regulation itself"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation formally lists Al‑Qa'ida (including a set of alternative names) as a “terrorist organisation” for the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition in subsection 102.1(1) of the Criminal Code, and repeals the 2019 instrument. That designation causes the Criminal Code’s existing legal consequences tied to listed terrorist organisations to apply to Al‑Qa'ida; it therefore affects people and entities whose conduct intersects with the organisation and the agencies that enforce those criminal provisions."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This regulation maintains the exact same scope as its predecessors. It is a routine administrative renewal required by the sunset clause in the Criminal Code. The legislative intent has always been to enable the periodic re-listing of terrorist organisations to ensure the listing remains current and subject to parliamentary scrutiny. There is no expansion of scope - it simply continues the existing prohibition."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument: only 5 substantive sections plus a repeal schedule","No defined terms section - relies entirely on definitions in the parent Criminal Code Act 1995","Single operative provision (section 5) with straightforward declaratory function","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Simple cross-reference to only one external provision: subsection 102.1(1) of the Criminal Code","List of alternative names is purely descriptive with no legal complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation re-lists Al-Qa'ida (and its 14 alternative names) as a terrorist organisation under the Criminal Code for another three years, maintaining criminal prohibitions on directing, recruiting, training, funding, supporting, or associating with it.  \n\nIt affects anyone in Australia and Australian citizens/residents overseas, plus financial institutions required to freeze linked assets, and simply renews the 2019 listing (repealing the old instrument) so those specific offences stay in force."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-al-qa-ida-regulations-2022","history":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-al-qa-ida-regulations-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-al-qa-ida-regulations-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-al-qa-ida-regulations-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-al-qa-ida-regulations-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-al-qa-ida-regulations-2022/documents"}}