1Social Security (Declared Overseas Terrorist Act— Hamas Terrorist Attacks—7 October 2023) Declaration 2024

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Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia

 

Social Security (Declared Overseas Terrorist Act—Hamas Terrorist Attacks— 7 October 2023) Declaration 2024

 

I, ANTHONY NORMAN ALBANESE, Prime Minister, make the following declaration.

Dated 2 February 2024

Anthony Albanese

Prime Minister

 

 

 

Contents

1  Name

2  Commencement

3  Authority

4  Definitions

5  Declared overseas terrorist act

 

1  Name

  This instrument is the Social Security (Declared Overseas Terrorist Act— Hamas Terrorist Attacks—7 October 2023) Declaration 2024.

2  Commencement

  This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under subsection 35B(1) of the Social Security Act 1991.

4  Definitions

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

5  Declared overseas terrorist act

  The following terrorist acts in locations in Israel on 7 October 2023 are declared overseas terrorist acts:

(a)    the attack on the Be’eri Kibbutz;

(b)    the attack on Sderot;

(c)    the attack on the Supernova Sukklot Gathering music festival, in the Re’im Kibbutz;

(d)    the attack on Nahal Oz Kibbutz;

(e)    the attack on the military base adjacent to the Nahal Oz Kibbutz near the northern Gaza Strip;

(f)     the attack on the Kfar Aza Kibbutz;

(g)    the attack on the Nir Oz Kibbutz;

(h)    the attack on the Netiv HaAsara Moshav;

(i)     the attack on the Alumim Kibbutz;

(j)     the attack on the Kissufim Kibbutz;

(k)    the attack on the Nirim Kibbutz;

(l)     the attack on Zikim Beach;

(m) the attack on the Holit Kibbutz;

(n)    the attack on the Ein HaShlosha Kibbutz; and

(o)    the attack on the Nir Yitzhak Kibbutz.

 

Note: If the Prime Minister makes a declaration under subsection 35B(1) of the Social Security Act 1991, then subsection 35B(2) provides that the Minister is taken to have made a determination under subsection 36(1) that the terrorist act is a major disaster.