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Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Al‑Qa’ida) Regulation 2013

Select Legislative Instrument No. 161, 2013

I, Quentin Bryce AC CVO, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation under the Criminal Code Act 1995.

Dated 11 July 2013

Quentin Bryce

Governor‑General

By Her Excellency’s Command

Mark Dreyfus QC

Attorney‑General

Contents

1 Name of regulation

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Schedule(s)

5 Definition

6 Terrorist organisation—Al‑Qa’ida

Schedule 1—Amendments

Criminal Code Regulations 2002

1 Name of regulation

This regulation is the Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Al‑Qa’ida) Regulation 2013.

2 Commencement

This regulation commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Authority

This regulation is made under the Criminal Code Act 1995.

4 Schedule(s)

Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

5 Definition

In this regulation:

Code means the Criminal Code.

6 Terrorist organisation—Al‑Qa’ida

(1) For paragraph (b) of the definition of terrorist organisation in subsection 102.1(1) of the Code, the organisation known as Al‑Qa’ida is specified.

(2) Al‑Qa’ida is also known by the following names:

(a) Al‑Jihad Al‑Qaeda;

(b) Al Qaeda;

(d) Al‑Qaida;

(e) The Base;

(f) The Group for the Preservation of the Holy Sites;

(g) International Front for Fighting Jews and Crusaders;

(h) Islamic Army;

(i) The Islamic Army for the Liberation of Holy Places;

(j) Islamic Army for the Liberation of Holy Sites;

(k) Islamic Salvation Foundation;

(l) The Jihad Group;

(m) New Jihad;

(n) Usama Bin Laden Network;

(o) Usama Bin Laden Organisation;

(p) The World Islamic Front for Jihad against Jews and Crusaders.