{"id":"F2021L00274","name":"Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Sonnenkrieg Division) Regulations 2021","slug":"criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-sonnenkrieg-division-regulations-2021","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440788,"registerId":"F2021L00274-fast-fetch-1775956299090","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Sonnenkrieg Division) 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—Sonnenkrieg Division) 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 March 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 Terrorist organisation—Sonnenkrieg Division\n\n \n\n   \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Sonnenkrieg Division) 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 The day after the last day on which a resolution disallowing this instrument could be passed by either House of the Parliament under the Legislation Act 2003. 12 August 2021\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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  Terrorist organisation—Sonnenkrieg Division\n\n  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 Sonnenkrieg Division is specified.\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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the narrow, specific function it was designed for: listing a particular organisation as a terrorist organisation under the Criminal Code. It does not expand beyond the original legislative scheme for proscribing terrorist organisations."},"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) containing a straightforward specification","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the basic authority citation","Standard commencement mechanism using the default disallowance period table"],"plain_english_summary":"This law designates neo‑Nazi group Sonnenkrieg Division as a terrorist organisation under Australian law, making membership, recruitment, training and other support criminal offences.  \n\nIt empowers police and security agencies to apply counter‑terrorism powers against people connected to the group, affecting anyone in Australia associated with it and strengthening authorities’ ability to disrupt violent, race‑hate extremism."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not amend the Criminal Code’s definition or create new offences; it simply applies the existing statutory definition by specifying the organisation known as Sonnenkrieg Division for the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of \"terrorist organisation\" (reg 4). Authority for the instrument is the Criminal Code Act 1995 (reg 3) and commencement mechanics are set out in reg 2. Therefore the statutory scope of terrorism offences remains unchanged; the instrument operates by listing an entity within that scope."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow, single-subject instrument: it only specifies one organisation (reg 4).","Relies on external definition and criminal framework in the Criminal Code Act 1995 (para (b) of definition in s102.1(1)) — legal effect depends on that external text.","Commencement is tied to parliamentary disallowance timing, requiring attention to procedural dates (reg 2).","Operational complexity arises downstream for enforcement agencies and courts interpreting membership/support activities under the Code, not from the instrument’s drafting.","Low drafting and administrative complexity but potentially high consequence for individuals/entities interacting with the named organisation."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation names \"Sonnenkrieg Division\" as a terrorist organisation for the purposes of the Criminal Code, which means the Code’s prohibitions and offences that apply to listed terrorist organisations apply to that group.  It was made under the Criminal Code Act and contains a commencement rule tied to parliamentary disallowance timing (see regs 3–4 and reg 2)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-sonnenkrieg-division-regulations-2021","history":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-sonnenkrieg-division-regulations-2021/history","analysis":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-sonnenkrieg-division-regulations-2021/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-sonnenkrieg-division-regulations-2021/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-sonnenkrieg-division-regulations-2021/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-sonnenkrieg-division-regulations-2021/documents"}}