{"id":"F2021L00137","name":"Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Jaish-e-Mohammad) Regulations 2021","slug":"criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-jaish-e-mohammad-regulations-2021","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440762,"registerId":"F2021L00137-fast-fetch-1775956283797","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Jaish-e-Mohammad) Regulations 2021","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—Jaish‑e‑Mohammad) Regulations 2021\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 18 February 2021\n\nDavid Hurley\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nPeter Dutton\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—Jaish‑e‑Mohammad\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nCriminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Jaish‑e‑Mohammad) Regulations 2018\n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Jaish‑e‑Mohammad) Regulations 2021.\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this instrument 3 March 2021. 3 March 2021\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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—Jaish‑e‑Mohammad\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 Jaish‑e‑Mohammad is specified.\n\n (2) Jaish‑e‑Mohammad is also known by the following names:\n\n (a) Afzal Guru Squad;\n\n (b) Army of Mohammed;\n\n (c) Army of the Prophet;\n\n (d) Jaish‑e‑Mohammad Mujahideen E‑Tanzeem;\n\n (e) Jaish‑e‑Mohammed;\n\n (f) Jaish‑e‑Muhammad;\n\n (g) Jaish‑e‑Muhammed;\n\n (h) Jaish‑i‑Mohammad;\n\n (i) Jaish‑i‑Mohammed;\n\n (j) Jaish‑i‑Muhammad;\n\n (k) Jaish‑i‑Muhammed;\n\n (l) Jamaat ul‑Furqan;\n\n (m) Jeish‑e‑Mahammed;\n\n (n) Jesh‑e‑Mohammadi;\n\n (o) JuF;\n\n (p) Khudamul Islam;\n\n (q) Khuddam ul‑Islam;\n\n (r) Kuddam e Islami;\n\n (s) KuI;\n\n (t) Mohammed’s Army;\n\n (u) National Movement for the Restoration of Pakistani Sovereignty and Army of the Prophet;\n\n (v) Tehrik ul‑Furqan.\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\n \n\nCriminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Jaish‑e‑Mohammad) Regulations 2018\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument re‑specifies Jaish‑e‑Mohammad and lists its alternative names (s5) and repeals the 2018 regulations (Schedule 1). It does not, on its face, create new offences or expand the statutory powers in the Criminal Code; it functions to maintain or update the designated‑organisation register rather than change substantive scope."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, single-purpose instrument that only specifies an organisation and its aliases (s5).","Direct cross-reference to the Criminal Code definition (subsection 102.1(1)), so substantive effects depend on that Act rather than this instrument.","Multiple alternative names increase identification/compliance burden for third parties and enforcement agencies (s5(2)).","Repeals a prior instrument (Schedule 1) — procedural change rather than creation of new powers.","Immediate, straightforward commencement mechanism with no staged phases (Commencement table)."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation formally lists Jaish‑e‑Mohammad as a \"terrorist organisation\" for the Criminal Code (subsection 102.1(1)) and records a set of alternative names by which it is known. It also repeals the 2018 instrument that previously dealt with the group.\n\nMechanically, that listing brings the group within the Criminal Code’s existing criminal offences and civil powers (see s5). The Executive gives effect to the designation by these regulations; people or entities who deal with the listed names face legal risk and potential compliance costs."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This regulation maintains the exact same scope as its 2018 predecessor and follows the established pattern of terrorist organisation listings under the Criminal Code. It does not expand beyond the original legislative purpose of specifying organisations for the purposes of the terrorist organisation definition. The content is purely a renewal with updated commencement dates and identical substantive effect."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (only 5 substantive sections plus a repeal schedule)","Single operative provision (section 5) with straightforward specification of one organisation and its aliases","No defined terms section - relies entirely on definitions in the parent Criminal Code Act 1995","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the basic authority citation","Mechanical repeal of predecessor instrument in Schedule 1","Essentially a 'renaming and re-listing' exercise with a table of alternative names"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation renews Jaish-e-Mohammad’s designation as a “terrorist organisation” under the Criminal Code for another three years, replacing the expiring 2018 regulation. \n\nThat relisting means Australian criminal offences and automatic counter‑terrorism measures apply to members, supporters and anyone dealing with its assets — affecting individuals, businesses, financial institutions and law enforcement via prohibitions, asset freezes and travel restrictions."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. 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