{"id":"F2023L00847","name":"Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Islamic State) Regulations 2023","slug":"criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-islamic-state-regulations-2023","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441962,"registerId":"F2023L00847-fast-fetch-1775957110573","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Islamic State) Regulations 2023","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—Islamic State) Regulations 2023\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 19 June 2023\n\nDavid Hurley\n\nGovernor‑General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nMark Dreyfus KC\n\nAttorney‑General\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—Islamic State\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nCriminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Islamic State) Regulations 2020\n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Islamic State) Regulations 2023.\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of this instrument 1 July 2023. 1 July 2023\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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—Islamic State\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 Islamic State is specified.\n\n (2) Islamic State is also known by the following names:\n\n (a) Al‑Qa’ida in Iraq;\n\n (b) Al‑Qa’ida in Iraq – Zarqawi;\n\n (c) Al‑Qa’ida of Jihad in the Land of the Two Rivers;\n\n (d) Al‑Qa’ida of Jihad Organization in the Land of the Two Rivers;\n\n (e) Al‑Tawhid;\n\n (f) Al‑Tawhid and al‑Jihad;\n\n (g) Brigades of Tawhid;\n\n (h) Daesh;\n\n (i) Da’ish;\n\n (j) Dawla al‑Islamiya;\n\n (k) Dawla al‑Islamiya fi al‑Iraq wa as‑Sham;\n\n (l) Islamic State of Iraq;\n\n (m) Islamic State of Iraq and al‑Sham;\n\n (n) Jama’at al‑Tawhid wa’al‑Jihad;\n\n (o) Kateab al‑Tawhid;\n\n (p) Mujahidin Shura Council;\n\n (q) Qaida of the Jihad in the Land of the Two Rivers;\n\n (r) Tanzeem Qa’idat al Jihad Bilad al Raafidaini;\n\n (s) Tanzim Qa’idat al‑Jihad fi Bilad al‑Rafidayn;\n\n (t) The al‑Zarqawi network;\n\n (u) The Islamic Caliphate;\n\n (v) The Islamic Caliphate State;\n\n (w) The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham;\n\n (x) The Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria;\n\n (y) The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria;\n\n (z) The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant;\n\n (za) The Monotheism and Jihad Group;\n\n (zb) The Organisation Base of Jihad Country of the Two Rivers;\n\n (zc) The Organisation Base of Jihad Mesopotamia;\n\n (zd) The Organisation of Jihad’s Base in the Country of the Two Rivers;\n\n (ze) Unity and Holy Struggle;\n\n (zf) Unity and Holy War;\n\n (zg) Unity and Jihad Group.\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\n \n\nCriminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Islamic State) Regulations 2020\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 repeals the 2020 regulations and re-specifies Islamic State and its alternative names (see reg 5 and Schedule 1). It does not create new offences or amend the statutory definition in s102.1(1) of the Criminal Code; it restates and clarifies the list of names used to identify the organisation for the purposes of existing terrorist-organisation offences."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, single-purpose instrument: lists names and repeals prior instrument","Direct cross-reference to an external statutory definition (Criminal Code s102.1(1))","Large number of alternative names and transliterations increases factual/linguistic matching complexity","Minimal regulatory discretion or procedural rules—legal effect depends on enforcement of existing Criminal Code offences","Includes a clear commencement date (1 July 2023) and an explicit repeal of the 2020 regulations"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation specifies that the organisation known as Islamic State is a terrorist organisation for the purpose of paragraph (b) of the definition in subsection 102.1(1) of the Criminal Code and lists its alternative names.\n\nIt clarifies which group names trigger terrorist-organisation offences under the Criminal Code, thereby extending the scope of those offences to cover the listed alternative names. It repeals the 2020 instrument and commences on 1 July 2023."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains the exact same scope as its predecessors. It is a routine triennial renewal of the terrorist organisation listing for Islamic State, required because listings automatically expire after 3 years under the Criminal Code. The content is substantively identical to the 2020 regulations it replaces, merely updating the legislative reference to maintain legal continuity."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument (only 5 substantive sections plus a repeal schedule)","Single operative provision (section 5) that does one thing: specify Islamic State as a terrorist organisation","No defined terms beyond the standard interpretation provisions of the parent Act","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other legislation beyond the basic authority provision","Straightforward repeal of the previous 2020 regulations in Schedule 1","List of aliases in section 5(2) is lengthy but purely descriptive, not legally complex"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument renews and replaces the 2020 listing to formally declare Islamic State (and 42 known aliases) a terrorist organisation under Australian law.  \n\nThat status makes dealings with the group — including directing, recruiting, training, funding or otherwise supporting it — criminal offences affecting people in Australia, Australians overseas, and financial institutions required to freeze related assets."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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