{"id":"F2021L01022","name":"Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Al-Shabaab) Regulations 2021","slug":"criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-al-shabaab-regulations-2021","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440947,"registerId":"F2021L01022-fast-fetch-1775956389830","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Al-Shabaab) Regulations 2021","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‑Shabaab) Regulations 2021\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 23 July 2021\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‑Shabaab\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nCriminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Al‑Shabaab) Regulations 2018\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Al-Shabaab) Regulations 2021.\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this instrument 4 August 2021. 4 August 2021\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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‑Shabaab\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‑Shabaab is specified.\n\n (2) Al‑Shabaab is also known by the following names:\n\n (a) Al‑Shabaab al‑Islaam;\n\n (b) Al‑Shabaab al‑Islamiya;\n\n (c) Al‑Shabaab al‑Jihaad;\n\n (d) Al‑Shabab;\n\n (e) Ash‑Shabaab;\n\n (f) Harakat al‑Shabaab al‑Mujahideen;\n\n (g) Harakat Shabab al‑Mujahidin;\n\n (h) Harakatul Shabaab al‑Mujaahidiin;\n\n (i) Hisb’ul Shabaab;\n\n (j) Hizbul Shabaab;\n\n (k) Mujaahidiin Youth Movement;\n\n (l) Mujahideen Youth Movement;\n\n (m) Mujahidin al‑Shabaab Movement;\n\n (n) Mujahidin Youth Movement;\n\n (o) Shabaab;\n\n (p) The Popular Resistance Movement in the Land of the Two Migrations;\n\n (q) The Unity of Islamic Youth;\n\n (r) The Youth;\n\n (s) Ugus;\n\n (t) Young Mujahideen Movement;\n\n (u) Young Mujahideen Movement in Somalia;\n\n (v) Youth Wing.\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\n \n\nCriminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Al‑Shabaab) Regulations 2018\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains the exact same scope as its predecessor — purely administrative re-listing of Al-Shabaab as a terrorist organisation. No expansion of offences, geographic scope, or organisational coverage beyond the 2018 regulation."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 5 substantive sections plus a single-item 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 language","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the basic authority citation","List of aliases is purely descriptive, not creating legal complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation re-lists Al-Shabaab as a terrorist organisation under the Criminal Code, replacing the expiring 2018 listing and creating a fresh 2021 listing that resets the statutory three‑year listing period. It affects law enforcement and anyone in Australia by reinstating criminal penalties for activities tied to the group (e.g. funding, recruitment, training, fighting or membership), and expressly covers 22 alternative names Al-Shabaab uses to prevent evasion."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument replaces the 2018 regulations (Schedule 1) and re‑specifies Al‑Shabaab and its aliases (s 5). It does not, on its face, add new categories of offences or powers beyond applying the existing Criminal Code definition (subsection 102.1(1)(b)) to the named organisation; it chiefly renews and clarifies the listing and aliases."},"complexity_factors":["Direct cross‑reference to Criminal Code definition (s 5 references subsection 102.1(1)(b)): legal effect depends on interpreting external statutory offences.","Long list of alternative names/aliases (s 5(2)): reduces ambiguity but requires matching conduct/communications to listed names.","Commencement formalities (s 2): single effective date (4 August 2021) — low procedural complexity.","Repeal of prior instrument (Schedule 1): administrative replacement rather than new substantive framework.","Minimal statutory discretion or operational detail: instrument only specifies an entity and names, leaving enforcement and mens rea rules to the Criminal Code."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation formally lists Al‑Shabaab as a “terrorist organisation” for the purposes of the Criminal Code (subsection 102.1(1)(b)), records a range of alternative names and repeals the 2018 instrument. It is made under the Criminal Code Act 1995 and took effect 4 August 2021. Mechanically, the listing makes the Criminal Code’s offences and prohibitions that attach to named terrorist organisations apply to Al‑Shabaab and anyone who engages with the organisation or its listed aliases in Australia."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. 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