{"id":"F2022L00239","name":"Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Hamas) Regulations 2022","slug":"criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-hamas-regulations-2022","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441244,"registerId":"F2022L00239-fast-fetch-1775956610260","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Hamas) 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—Hamas) 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 03 March 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—Hamas\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nCriminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Hamas’ Izz al‑Din al‑Qassam Brigades) Regulations 2021\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Hamas) 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 The day after this instrument is registered. 4 March 2022\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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—Hamas\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 Hamas is specified.\n\n (2) Hamas is also known by the following names:\n\n (a) Al‑Athja al‑Islami;\n\n (b) Al‑Tiar al‑Islami;\n\n (c) Harakat al‑Muqawama al‑Islamiya;\n\n (d) Islamic Resistance Movement.\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\n \n\nCriminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Hamas’ Izz al‑Din al‑Qassam Brigades) Regulations 2021\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":true,"description":"Yes. The instrument repeals the 2021 regulation that specified \"Hamas’ Izz al‑Din al‑Qassam Brigades\" and instead specifies the organisation known as \"Hamas\" (with alternative names) for the Criminal Code definition (Regulation 5; Schedule 1). That replaces a brigade‑specific listing with a broader organisational designation, shifting which persons and entities fall within the Code’s proscription."},"complexity_factors":["Very short, single-purpose instrument: primary operative action is a formal designation (Regulation 5).","Cross‑reference dependency: legal effect flows from the Criminal Code Act 1995; interpretive and penalty details sit in that Act (Regulation 3).","Repeal interaction: removes an earlier, more specific 2021 instrument (Schedule 1), creating a change in scope that users must compare.","Name‑variants listed (Regulation 5(2)) — small risk of ambiguity or disputation over whether particular conduct matches a listed name.","Simple commencement mechanics: takes effect the day after registration (Regulation 2), reducing phased implementation complexity.","No administrative discretion or enforcement procedures set out here — operationalisation and compliance obligations are handled under the Criminal Code and by relevant authorities."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations name \"Hamas\" (and several alternative names) as a terrorist organisation for the purposes of the Criminal Code, and repeal a 2021 regulation that had named the Izz al‑Din al‑Qassam Brigades. By doing so, the Criminal Code’s terrorism prohibitions and offences apply to the organisation as specified. The instrument takes effect the day after registration and affects people and entities who engage with, finance, or support the named organisation."},"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":true,"description":"The original 2021 regulation listed only Hamas's military wing (the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades). This 2022 regulation significantly expands scope by listing the entirety of Hamas — both military and political wings. This represents a material broadening of the original regulatory intent from targeting a specific armed faction to encompassing the complete organisation."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument — only 5 substantive sections plus a repeal schedule","Single operative provision (section 5) with straightforward declaratory effect","No defined terms beyond the standard interpretation rules in the parent Act","No nested conditions, exceptions, or cross-references to other legislative schemes beyond the single reference to Criminal Code section 102.1(1)","Simple repeal of one preceding instrument in Schedule 1"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation formally lists Hamas as a terrorist organisation under Australian law, making support, membership, recruitment, funding or other assistance criminal offences for people in Australia and empowering law enforcement to investigate and prosecute related activity.\n\nIt replaces a 2021 rule that named only Hamas’s military wing, expanding the listing to the whole organisation (including its political wing) and covering alternate names such as Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiya and Islamic Resistance Movement."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-hamas-regulations-2022","history":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-hamas-regulations-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-hamas-regulations-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-hamas-regulations-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-hamas-regulations-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-hamas-regulations-2022/documents"}}