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This instrument is the Social Security (Declared Overseas Terrorist Act—London 2019) Declaration 2022.
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This instrument formally declares the 29 November 2019 Fishmongers’ Hall/London Bridge knife attack a "declared overseas terrorist act" for the purposes of the Social Security Act 1991 and takes effect the day after registration.
It is a narrow, declarative step made under the Act’s PM/Minister powers; it does not itself create payments or eligibility rules but links into the Act’s “major disaster” framework, which would determine any downstream social security assistance.
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This instrument is the Social Security (Declared Overseas Terrorist Act—London 2019) Declaration 2022.
This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.
This instrument is made under subsection 35B(1) of the Social Security Act 1991.
In this instrument, terrorist act has the same meaning as in subsection 100.1(1) of the Criminal Code.
The following terrorist act is a declared overseas terrorist act: (a) the knife attack at Fishmongers’ Hall and London Bridge in London, the United Kingdom, on 29 November 2019 at approximately 2 pm GMT.
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.
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This instrument is the Social Security (Declared Overseas Terrorist Act—London 2019) Declaration 2022.
This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.
This instrument is made under subsection 35B(1) of the Social Security Act 1991.
In this instrument, terrorist act has the same meaning as in subsection 100.1(1) of the Criminal Code.
The following terrorist act is a declared overseas terrorist act: (a) the knife attack at Fishmongers’ Hall and London Bridge in London, the United Kingdom, on 29 November 2019 at approximately 2 pm GMT.
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.