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Social Security (Declared Overseas Terrorist Act) Declaration 2016 – Brussels

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Mechanically, this instrument declares the 22 March 2016 bombings in Brussels (two attacks at Brussels Zaventem Airport and one at Maelbeek Metro) to be “declared overseas terrorist acts” for the purposes of subsection 35B(1) of the Social Security Act 1991.

That designation activates the Social Security Act’s existing rules for declared overseas terrorist acts and therefore affects people and payments whose social security entitlements depend on a finding that they are connected to those specified events.

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Social Security (Declared Overseas Terrorist Act) Declaration 2016 – Brussels

Social Security Act 1991

I, MALCOLM BLIGH TURNBULL, Prime Minister, make this declaration under subsection 35B(1) of the Social Security Act 1991.

Dated 6 May 2016

MALCOLM BLIGH TURNBULL

Prime Minister

1 Name of declaration

This declaration is the Social Security (Declared Overseas Terrorist Act) Declaration 2016 – Brussels.

2 Commencement

This declaration commences on the day after this instrument is registered.

3 Definitions

In this declaration:

Act means the Social Security Act 1991.

terrorist act has the same meaning as in subsection 100.1(1) of the Criminal Code.

4 Declared overseas terrorist act

For the purposes of subsection 35B(1) of the Act, the following terrorist acts are declared overseas terrorist acts:

(1) the bombings in Brussels, Belgium on 22 March 2016 at the following locations:

two bomb attacks at approximately 7.58am (local time) at the departure check-in area at Brussels Zaventem Airport, and
a bomb attack at approximately 9.15am (local time) on a train near Maelbeek Metro station, Brussels.

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1 Social Security (Declared Overseas Terrorist Act) Declaration 2016 – Brussels

Social Security (Declared Overseas Terrorist Act) Declaration 2016 – Brussels

Social Security Act 1991

I, MALCOLM BLIGH TURNBULL, Prime Minister, make this declaration under subsection 35B(1) of the Social Security Act 1991.

Dated 6 May 2016

MALCOLM BLIGH TURNBULL

Prime Minister

1 Name of declaration

This declaration is the Social Security (Declared Overseas Terrorist Act) Declaration 2016 – Brussels.

2 Commencement

This declaration commences on the day after this instrument is registered.

3 Definitions

In this declaration:

Act means the Social Security Act 1991.

terrorist act has the same meaning as in subsection 100.1(1) of the Criminal Code.

4 Declared overseas terrorist act

For the purposes of subsection 35B(1) of the Act, the following terrorist acts are declared overseas terrorist acts:

(1) the bombings in Brussels, Belgium on 22 March 2016 at the following locations:

two bomb attacks at approximately 7.58am (local time) at the departure check-in area at Brussels Zaventem Airport, and
a bomb attack at approximately 9.15am (local time) on a train near Maelbeek Metro station, Brussels.