1Social Security (Declared Overseas Terrorist Act—Kabul 2016) Declaration 2021

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Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia

 

Social Security (Declared Overseas Terrorist Act—Kabul 2016) Declaration 2021

I, SCOTT JOHN MORRISON, Prime Minister, make the following declaration.

Dated  14  ·  8  ·  2021

SCOTT JOHN MORRISON

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—Kabul 2016) Declaration 2021.

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 (the Act).

4  Definitions

  In this instrument, terrorist act has the meaning given by subsection 100.1(1) of the Criminal Code.

5  Declared overseas terrorist act

  The following terrorist act is a declared overseas terrorist act:

 (a) the kidnapping of two academics employed by the American University of Afghanistan, which occurred in Kabul, Afghanistan at approximately 8.35pm local time on 7 August 2016, until their release on 19 November 2019.

 

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