{"id":"F2022L01516","name":"Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Islamic State Sinai Province) Regulations 2022","slug":"criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-islamic-state-sinai-province-regulations-2022","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441607,"registerId":"F2022L01516-fast-fetch-1775956871735","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Islamic State Sinai Province) Regulations 2022","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\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 Sinai Province) 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 24 November 2022\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 Sinai Province\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nCriminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Islamic State Sinai Province) Regulations 2019\n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Islamic State Sinai Province) 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 29 November 2022. 29 November 2022\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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—Islamic State Sinai Province\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 Sinai Province is specified.\n\n (2) Islamic State Sinai Province is also known by the following names:\n\n (a) Aknaf Bayt al‑Maqdis;\n\n (b) Aknaf Beit al‑Maqdis;\n\n (c) Ansar Bayt al‑Maqdes;\n\n (d) Ansar Bayt al‑Maqdis (ABM);\n\n (e) Ansar Beit al‑Maqdis;\n\n (f) Ansar Jerusalem;\n\n (g) ISIL‑Sinai;\n\n (h) ISIL Sinai Province;\n\n (i) ISIS-Sinai;\n\n (j) ISIS-SP;\n\n (k) Islamic State in the Sinai;\n\n (l) Islamic State of Iraq and ash‑Sham‑Sinai;\n\n (m) Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Sinai Province;\n\n (n) Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant‑Sinai;\n\n (o) Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant‑Sinai Province;\n\n (p) Islamic State‑Sinai Province;\n\n (q) IS‑Sinai;\n\n (r) Jamaat Ansar Beit al‑Maqdis;\n\n (s) Jamaat Ansar Beit al‑Maqdis fi Sinaa;\n\n (t) Sinai Province;\n\n (u) Supporters of Jerusalem;\n\n (v) Supporters of the Holy Place;\n\n (w) The State of Sinai;\n\n (x) Wilayat Sinai.\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\n \n\nCriminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Islamic State Sinai Province) Regulations 2019\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":"This instrument maintains the exact same scope as its 2019 predecessor and follows the standard template for terrorist organisation listings under the Criminal Code. It is a routine administrative renewal required by the 3-year sunset clause in section 102.1A of the Criminal Code, not an expansion of scope."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument (only 5 substantive sections plus a repeal schedule)","Single operational provision (section 5) that does one thing: specify an organisation and its aliases","No defined terms beyond standard legislative machinery","No cross-references to other legislation except the enabling Criminal Code Act 1995","Straightforward structure: name, commencement, authority, schedules, substance, repeal of predecessor","List of aliases is long (24 items) but mechanically simple"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation re-lists \"Islamic State Sinai Province\" as a terrorist organisation in Australia, replacing an expiring 2019 listing and recognising 24 aliases. That designation makes membership, support, funding or association with the group criminal, requires financial controls (asset freezes) and guides policing and intelligence action. It affects anyone in Australia who might aid the group, banks handling related assets, and security agencies enforcing counter‑terrorism laws."},"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":false,"description":"The instrument maintains the same basic scope—specifying Islamic State Sinai Province as a terrorist organisation for the Criminal Code (s5). It repeals the 2019 instrument and restates the listing with a set of aliases (Schedule 1; s5(2)), so the legislative effect remains to apply Criminal Code offences and prohibitions to the named group."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, single-purpose instrument: only specifies one organisation (s5(1)) and lists aliases (s5(2)).","Direct cross-reference to substantive offences in the Criminal Code: legal effects depend on definitions and penalties in subsection 102.1(1) of the Criminal Code rather than this instrument (s5(1)).","Multiple alternative names/aliases increase compliance and enforcement framing complexity (s5(2)).","Repeal of prior instrument may raise continuity or transitional questions for records/enforcement (Schedule 1).","Simple commencement provision gives fixed start date (s2) and limited administrative discretion (s3 states authority).","No procedural or substantive guidance on evidentiary thresholds, delisting, or review is provided in this instrument (imposes effects by reference)."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation formally lists \"Islamic State Sinai Province\" (and a set of alternative names) as a specified terrorist organisation under the Criminal Code and repeals the 2019 instrument that did the same. It commenced on 29 November 2022.\n\nPeople or entities who fund, recruit for, join, or otherwise assist the named group are affected because criminal offences, prohibitions and enforcement powers in the Criminal Code will apply to dealings with the listed organisation."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-islamic-state-sinai-province-regulations-2022","history":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-islamic-state-sinai-province-regulations-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-islamic-state-sinai-province-regulations-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-islamic-state-sinai-province-regulations-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-islamic-state-sinai-province-regulations-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-islamic-state-sinai-province-regulations-2022/documents"}}