{"id":"F2023L01426","name":"Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin) Regulations 2023","slug":"criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-jama-at-nusrat-al-islam-wal-muslimin-regulations-2023","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442136,"registerId":"F2023L01426-fast-fetch-1775957227170","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin) 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—Jama’at Nusrat al‑Islam wal‑Muslimin) 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    26 October 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—Jama’at Nusrat al‑Islam wal‑Muslimin\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nCriminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Jama’at Nusrat al‑Islam wal‑Muslimin) Regulations 2020\n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Jama’at Nusrat al‑Islam wal‑Muslimin) 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instrument 3 November 2023. 3 November 2023\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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—Jama’at Nusrat al‑Islam wal‑Muslimin\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 Jama’at Nusrat al‑Islam wal‑Muslimin is specified.\n\n (2) Jama’at Nusrat al‑Islam wal‑Muslimin is also known by the following names:\n\n (a) al‑Mulathamun Battalion;\n\n (b) al‑Murabitoun;\n\n (c) al‑Murabitun;\n\n (d) Ansar al‑Din;\n\n (e) Ansar Dine;\n\n (f) Force de Libération du Macina;\n\n (g) GNIM;\n\n (h) Group for Support of Islam and Muslims;\n\n (i) Group for Supporting Islam and Muslims;\n\n (j) Group of Support for Islam and All Muslims;\n\n (k) Group to Support Islam and Muslims;\n\n (l) GSIM;\n\n (m) Islam and Muslims’ Support Group;\n\n (n) JNIM;\n\n (o) Jamaat Nosrat al‑Islam wal‑Mouslimin;\n\n (p) Jama’a Nusrah al‑Islam wa al‑Muslimin;\n\n (q) Jama’ah Nusrah al‑Islam wal‑Muslimin;\n\n (r) Jama’at Nusrat al‑Islam wal Muslimeen;\n\n (s) Jama’at Nusrat al‑Islam wal Muslimin;\n\n (t) Katibat Macina;\n\n (u) Macina Liberation Front;\n\n (v) NIM;\n\n (w) Nusrat al‑Islam wal Muslimeen;\n\n (x) Nusrat al‑Islam wal Muslimin;\n\n (y) the Sentinels;\n\n (z) Sahara Emirate;\n\n (za) Union for Supporting Islam and Muslims.\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\n \n\nCriminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Jama’at Nusrat al‑Islam wal‑Muslimin) Regulations 2020\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument repeals the 2020 Regulations (Schedule 1) and re‑specifies Jama’at Nusrat al‑Islam wal‑Muslimin with its alternative names (reg 5). It therefore replaces the earlier instrument; the text shows a continuation/update of the listed designation rather than creation of new categories or offences."},"complexity_factors":["Specification tied to Criminal Code definition (reg 5(1) referencing subsection 102.1(1)) — requires cross-referencing this instrument to substantive offences in the Criminal Code for enforcement.","Extensive alias list (reg 5(2)) — multiple alternative names increase identification and compliance burden for banks, charities, businesses, law enforcement and individuals checking whether conduct involves the listed organisation.","Repeal of prior instrument (Schedule 1 item 1) — administrative transition: records, compliance policies and advisory materials must be updated to reflect the repeal and re‑specification.","Commencement timing (reg 2) — a single stated commencement date (3 November 2023) gives affected parties a fixed, short lead time to adjust.","Narrow substantive scope — the instrument names a single organisation (reg 5) rather than creating new offences, which lowers doctrinal complexity but concentrates legal consequences on the listed entity.","Statutory source and form (reg 3; made under the Criminal Code Act 1995) — this is an executive specification under statutory power rather than a legislative amendment, so legal effects flow from cross‑reference rather than new substantive text."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation lists Jama’at Nusrat al‑Islam wal‑Muslimin (and a set of alternate names) as a ‘terrorist organisation’ for the purposes of the Criminal Code, so conduct linked to that group can attract the Code’s terrorism offences and restrictions. It repeals the 2020 instrument and takes effect on 3 November 2023. It affects individuals, businesses, charities, and agencies that interact with or might support the named group because the specification triggers criminal and compliance consequences under existing terrorism laws."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function intended by the parent Criminal Code Act 1995—listing terrorist organisations for proscription purposes. It does not expand beyond this narrow administrative function."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument (only 5 substantive sections plus a repeal schedule)","Single operative provision (section 5) with straightforward declaratory effect","No defined terms requiring interpretation beyond the Criminal Code itself","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Simple repeal of predecessor instrument in Schedule 1","Mechanical function: purely specifies a name and aliases for an existing statutory framework"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation re-lists Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) as a terrorist organisation under the Criminal Code, renewing criminal prohibitions on directing, supporting, financing, recruiting for, training with, or associating with the group. It affects anyone in Australia, Australian citizens/residents overseas, and financial institutions required to freeze linked assets. The listing—covering 27 alternative names—helps prosecute support, disrupt financing, and keeps in force restrictions that would otherwise have lapsed from the 2020 designation."},"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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