{"id":"F2022L00160","name":"Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Hurras al-Din) Regulations 2022","slug":"criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-hurras-al-din-regulations-2022","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441208,"registerId":"F2022L00160-fast-fetch-1775956563533","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Hurras al-Din) 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—Hurras al‑Din) 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 Terrorist organisation—Hurras al‑Din\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Hurras al‑Din) 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this instrument 9 April 2022. 9 April 2022\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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  Terrorist organisation—Hurras al‑Din\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 Hurras al‑Din is specified.\n\n (2) Hurras al‑Din is also known by the following names:\n\n (a) Al‑Qa’ida in Syria;\n\n (b) Guardians of Religion;\n\n (c) Tanzim Hurras ad‑Din.\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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument expands the statutory scope of the Criminal Code's definition of 'terrorist organisation' by specifying Hurras al‑Din and its aliases for the purposes of paragraph (b) of subsection 102.1(1) (Reg 4). That addition brings the named group within the Code's prohibitions and associated legal consequences, thereby changing which organisations and associated conduct fall under the Code."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose, short instrument specifying one organisation (Reg 4)","Legal effect depends on cross-reference to the Criminal Code definition and offences (Reg 4; Reg 3)","Uses multiple alternative names/aliases that must be interpreted consistently (Reg 4(2))","Clear commencement date but retrospective or staged effects could require cross-checking other instruments (Reg 2)","Decision-making and formality are executive (Governor‑General with Federal Executive Council; instrument header), not legislative","No criteria, review mechanism or explanatory content in the instrument itself — requires consulting external materials for policy context"],"plain_english_summary":"**This instrument specifies the organisation Hurras al‑Din (and three aliases) as a ‘terrorist organisation’ for paragraph (b) of subsection 102.1(1) of the Criminal Code, bringing it within the Code’s prohibitions.** It commences 9 April 2022 and is made under the Criminal Code Act 1995 by the Governor‑General on advice of the Federal Executive Council. The designation affects the listed group and anyone whose conduct falls within the Code’s offences, creating legal compliance obligations and potential criminal consequences (Reg 4; Regs 1–3)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This regulation performs exactly the function intended by the enabling legislation (Criminal Code Act 1995, Division 102). The Act specifically provides for regulations to list terrorist organisations, and this instrument does precisely that for one named group. No scope creep is evident."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument: only 4 sections spanning 2 pages","No defined terms section - relies entirely on definitions in the parent Criminal Code Act 1995","Single operative provision (section 4) with straightforward declaratory effect","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the single reference to Criminal Code section 102.1(1)","Simple tabular commencement provision using standard legislative template","No amendments, schedules, or transitional provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"The regulation declares Hurras al‑Din (also known as Al‑Qa'ida in Syria) a terrorist organisation under Australian law, making membership, recruitment, training, funding or any support criminal offences. It covers people in Australia and Australian citizens or residents overseas, and requires financial institutions and businesses to avoid dealing with the group's assets.\n\nThe listing enables severe criminal penalties, asset freezes and prosecutions as part of Australia’s counter‑terrorism framework; the Governor‑General made the regulation on government advice under the Criminal Code."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-hurras-al-din-regulations-2022","history":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-hurras-al-din-regulations-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-hurras-al-din-regulations-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-hurras-al-din-regulations-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-hurras-al-din-regulations-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-hurras-al-din-regulations-2022/documents"}}