Commonwealth legislation

Criminal Code Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 8)

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

124 of 2009

Collection

legislative instrument

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What it does: This regulation designates 'Palestinian Islamic Jihad' as a terrorist organisation under Australian law by adding it to the official list in the Criminal Code Regulations.

Who it affects: Anyone in Australia. Once an organisation is listed this way, it becomes a serious criminal offence under the Criminal Code Act 1995 to:

Be a member of the group
Direct its activities or recruit for it
Provide funding, weapons, training, or other support
Associate with listed members in certain ways

Names covered: The law recognises the group operates under several names including al-Quds Brigades, Harakat al‑Jihad al‑Islami fi Filistin, Islamic Jihad, Islamic Jihad — Palestine Faction, Islamic Holy War, Islamic Jihad Palestine (IJP), and PIJ.

Why it matters: This listing triggers Australia's counter-terrorism financing and association offences, allowing law enforcement to prosecute supporters and freeze assets linked to the organisation.

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Criminal Code Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 8)1

Select Legislative Instrument 2009 No. 124

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Criminal Code Act 1995.

Dated 24 June 2009

QUENTIN BRYCE

Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

ROBERT McCLELLAND

Attorney-General

1 Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Criminal Code Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 8).

2 Commencement

These Regulations commence on the day after they are registered.

3 Amendment of Criminal Code Regulations 2002

Schedule 1 amends the Criminal Code Regulations 2002.

Schedule 1 Amendment

(regulation 3)

[1] Regulation 4T

substitute

4T Terrorist organisations — Palestinian Islamic Jihad

(1) For paragraph (b) of the definition of terrorist organisation in subsection 102.1 (1) of the Code, the organisation known as the Palestinian Islamic Jihad is specified.

(2) For subregulation (1), Palestinian Islamic Jihad is also known by the following names:

(a) al-Quds Brigades;

(b) Harakat al‑Jihad al‑Islami fi Filistin;

(d) Islamic Jihad — Palestine Faction and Islamic Holy War;

(e) Islamic Jihad Palestine (IJP);

(f) PIJ.

Note

Note: 1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au.

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1 Criminal Code Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 8)