Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Al‑Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula) Regulation 2013
Select Legislative Instrument No. 241, 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.
Quentin Bryce
Governor‑General
By Her Excellency’s Command
George Brandis QC
Attorney‑General
Contents
2 Commencement
3 Authority
4 Schedule(s)
5 Definition
6 Terrorist organisation—Al‑Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula
Schedule 1—Amendments
Criminal Code Regulations 2002
This regulation is the Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Al‑Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula) Regulation 2013.
This regulation commences on the day after it is registered.
This regulation is made under the Criminal Code Act 1995.
Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.
In this regulation:
Code means the Criminal Code.
6 Terrorist organisation—Al‑Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula
(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 in the Arabian Peninsula is specified.
(2) Al‑Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula is also known by the following names:
(a) Al‑Qa’ida in Yemen;
(b) Ansar al‑Sharia;
(c) AQAP;
(d) AQY.