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Social Security (Declared Overseas Terrorist Act) Declaration 2017—Barcelona and Cambrils, Spain

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This instrument declares the Barcelona (Las Ramblas, 17 Aug 2017) and Cambrils (promenade, 18 Aug 2017) attacks to be a "declared overseas terrorist act" for the purposes of subsection 35B(1) of the Social Security Act 1991. Made by the Prime Minister and commencing on registration, the declaration makes subsection 35B(1)’s legal effect apply to those two incidents and therefore affects any persons or claims governed by that subsection.

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Social Security (Declared Overseas Terrorist Act) Declaration 2017 — Barcelona and Cambrils, Spain

Social Security Act 1991

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

Dated 20 September 2017

MALCOLM BLIGH TURNBULL

Prime Minister

1 Name of declaration

This declaration is the Social Security (Declared Overseas Terrorist Act) Declaration 2017—Barcelona and Cambrils, Spain

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 a declared overseas terrorist act:

The attack at approximately 17:00 hours (local time) on Thursday 17 August 2017 along Las Ramblas between Plaça de Catalunya and Plaça Boqueria in the Las Ramblas district, Barcelona, Spain.
The attack at approximately 1:00 hours (local time) on Friday 18 August 2017 on the seafront promenade near the Nautical Club of Cambrils, Passeig de les Palmeres, Cambrils, Spain.

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