Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Jabhat al-Nusra) Regulation 2013

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Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Jabhat al‑Nusra) Regulation 2013

 

Select Legislative Instrument No. 135, 2013

I, Quentin Bryce AC CVO, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation under the Criminal Code Act 1995.

Dated 28 June 2013

Quentin Bryce

Governor‑General

By Her Excellency’s Command

Mark Dreyfus QC

Attorney‑General

 

 

 

 

 

Contents

1 Name of regulation

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Definition

5 Terrorist organisation—Jabhat al‑Nusra

 

1  Name of regulation

  This regulation is the Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Jabhat al-Nusra) Regulation 2013.

2  Commencement

  This regulation commences on the day after it is registered.

3  Authority

  This regulation is made under the Criminal Code Act 1995.

4  Definition

  In this regulation:

Code means the Criminal Code.

5  Terrorist organisation—Jabhat al‑Nusra

 (1) For paragraph (b) of the definition of terrorist organisation in subsection 102.1(1) of the Code, the organisation known as Jabhat al‑Nusra is specified.

 (2) For subsection (1), Jabhat al‑Nusra is also known by the following names:

 (a) Al‑Nusra Front;

 (b) Al‑Nusrah Front;

 (c) Al‑Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant;

 (d) Jabhat al‑Nusra li‑Ahl al‑Sham Min Mujahideen al‑Sham fi Sahat al‑Jihad;

 (e) Jabhat al‑Nusrah;

 (f) Jabhet al‑Nusra;

 (g) Support Front for the People of Syria from the Mujahideen of Syria in the Places of Jihad;

 (h) The Victory Front.