Designated terrorist organisations in Australia

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Designated terrorist organisations in Australia are organisations that have been designated by the Australian government as terrorist organisations. A list of terrorist organisations was first created under the Security Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Act 2002, as part of the fight against terrorism worldwide.

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History

The Security Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Act 2002 was passed by the Australian Parliament, "enabling Australian governments to deal with organisations involved in terrorism", [1] and inserted a range of terrorist organisation offences into the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth). [2] [3] For example, the Act made it an offence to materially support or be supported by a listed terrorist organisation. [4]

Oversight and monitoring

The list of designated terror organisations is maintained by the Attorney-General's Department. For listing as a terrorist organisation, an organisation may be found to be such by a court as part of a prosecution for a terrorist offence or the designation may be made by regulation upon the motion of the Attorney-General of Australia under Division 102 of the Criminal Code Act 1995. [5] Listing, de-listing and re-listing follows a protocol that mainly involves the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation and the Attorney-General's Department. [6] Such action in general is not made with reference to designations made or proposed by other countries or multinational organisations.[ citation needed ]

Under Division 103 of the Criminal Code Act 1995 , it is illegal to finance terrorism. [7] The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) monitors financial transactions involving listed terrorist organisations.[ citation needed ]

List of designated terrorist organisations

As of 4 March 2022, the Australian government lists 28 foreign organisations as terrorist organisations: [2]

Hamas was listed in July 2014, [8] but was removed from the list by January 2015.[ citation needed ] Hamas was reinstated in 2022. [9]

The Base and the entirety of Hezbollah were added on 24 November 2021. [10] [11]

Terrorism financing laws

Australian anti-terrorism financing laws include:

These offences sanction persons and entities under Australian and international law. [13] The responsibility of prosecuting these offences in Australia rests with the Australian Federal Police, state police forces and the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions.

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References

  1. ↑ "The Security Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Act 2002".
  2. 1 2 "Listed terrorist organisations". Australian National Security. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Terrorist organisations". Australian Attorney-General's Department. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  4. ↑ Australian National Security: Terrorist organisations
  5. ↑ "Australian National Security – What Australia is doing". Australian Government. Archived from the original on 22 November 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "Protocol for listing terrorist organisations". Australian National Security. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  7. ↑ Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) s 1.1, Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth). Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Australia lists Hamas as terrorist organisation". Big News Network. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  9. ↑ "Australia to list Palestinian group Hamas as terrorist organisation". SBS News. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  10. ↑ Belot, Henry (24 November 2021). "Australia lists neo-Nazi organisation The Base, Lebanese Shia party Hezbollah as terrorist organisations". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  11. ↑ Hurst, Daniel (24 November 2021). "Australia lists neo-Nazi group The Base and Hezbollah as terrorist organisations". The Guardian . Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  12. ↑ "CRIMINAL CODE ACT 1995 - SCHEDULE The Criminal Code".
  13. ↑ "CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS ACT 1945".
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