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Social Security (Declared Overseas Terrorist Act) Declaration 2017—Berlin

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This instrument, made by the Prime Minister, formally declares the 19 December 2016 Breitscheidplatz (Berlin Christmas market) attack to be a "declared overseas terrorist act" for the purposes of subsection 35B(1) of the Social Security Act 1991 and takes effect the day after registration. It simply creates that legal classification; any changes to entitlements, payments or administrative treatment flow from how subsection 35B(1) operates, not from this instrument itself.

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Social Security (Declared Overseas Terrorist Act) Declaration 2017—Berlin

Social Security Act 1991

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

Dated 8 February 2017

MALCOLM BLIGH TURNBULL

Prime Minister

1 Name of declaration

This declaration is the Social Security (Declared Overseas Terrorist Act) Declaration 2017—Berlin.

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 act is a declared overseas terrorist act:

the attack at approximately 8.00pm (local time) at the Christmas market in Breitscheidplatz, near the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, in Berlin, Germany on 19 December 2016.

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1 Social Security (Declared Overseas Terrorist Act) Declaration 2017—Berlin

Social Security (Declared Overseas Terrorist Act) Declaration 2017—Berlin

Social Security Act 1991

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

Dated 8 February 2017

MALCOLM BLIGH TURNBULL

Prime Minister

1 Name of declaration

This declaration is the Social Security (Declared Overseas Terrorist Act) Declaration 2017—Berlin.

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 act is a declared overseas terrorist act:

the attack at approximately 8.00pm (local time) at the Christmas market in Breitscheidplatz, near the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, in Berlin, Germany on 19 December 2016.