{"id":"F2022L00163","name":"Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham) Regulations 2022","slug":"criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-hay-at-tahrir-al-sham-regulations-2022","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441222,"registerId":"F2022L00163-fast-fetch-1775956595357","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham) 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—Hay’at Tahrir al‑Sham) 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—Hay’at Tahrir al‑Sham\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nCriminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Jabhat Fatah al‑Sham) Regulations 2019\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Hay’at Tahrir al‑Sham) 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this instrument 9 April 2022. 9 April 2022\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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—Hay’at Tahrir al‑Sham\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 Hay’at Tahrir al‑Sham is specified.\n\n (2) Hay’at Tahrir al‑Sham is also known by the following names:\n\n (a) Tahrir al‑Sham;\n\n (b) Organisation for the Liberation of the Levant.\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\n \n\nCriminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Jabhat Fatah al‑Sham) 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":"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 instrument maintains the exact same scope as its predecessor and operates within the established framework of the Criminal Code terrorist organisation listing regime. It is a routine administrative update to reflect the organisation's name change from Jabhat Fatah al-Sham to Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, without expanding the substantive scope of the listing."},"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 language","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Cross-references only to the parent Act's definition section (subsection 102.1(1))","Simple repeal of one previous instrument in Schedule 1"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation formally lists Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) as a terrorist organisation under Australian law, criminalising support and participation and triggering automatic offences under the Criminal Code. \n\nIt affects people in Australia and Australians abroad who deal with HTS, as well as banks, charities and aid groups that must prevent funds or assistance reaching the group. It also repeals the prior \"Jabhat Fatah al-Sham\" listing to reflect the group's current name and structure."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Replaces the earlier designation instrument (2019) and specifies Hay’at Tahrir al‑Sham and its listed aliases as the entity captured by the Criminal Code’s definition of a terrorist organisation (subsection 102.1(1)), thereby altering which named organisation attracts the Code’s prohibitions and consequences."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument with a single operative designation and a repeal (low textual complexity).","Direct cross‑reference to subsection 102.1(1) of the Criminal Code — substantive effects depend on that external definition.","Specifies aliases (Tahrir al‑Sham; Organisation for the Liberation of the Levant) to reduce ambiguity about the entity covered.","Repeals an earlier instrument (Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Jabhat Fatah al‑Sham) Regulations 2019), changing the listed entity rather than creating new offences.","Immediate commencement clause fixes timing (9 April 2022) — limited transitional complexity.","Low administrative discretion in the instrument itself, but high legal stakes for affected persons because it triggers existing Criminal Code prohibitions."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation formally lists Hay’at Tahrir al‑Sham (also called Tahrir al‑Sham or Organisation for the Liberation of the Levant) as a ‘terrorist organisation’ for the Criminal Code and repeals the 2019 regulation that named Jabhat Fatah al‑Sham. Mechanically, the change brings the Criminal Code’s offences and legal consequences that attach to listed terrorist organisations to this group. It affects people and entities who would join, support, fund, or communicate on behalf of the listed organisation, who may face criminal liability and related enforcement actions."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-hay-at-tahrir-al-sham-regulations-2022","history":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-hay-at-tahrir-al-sham-regulations-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-hay-at-tahrir-al-sham-regulations-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-hay-at-tahrir-al-sham-regulations-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-hay-at-tahrir-al-sham-regulations-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-hay-at-tahrir-al-sham-regulations-2022/documents"}}