Social Security (Declared Overseas Terrorist Act—Hulhumale 2020) Declaration 2021

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

Dated    7 / 6 / 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—Hulhumale 2020) 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.

4  Definitions

  In this instrument:

Act means the Social Security Act 1991.

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 knife attack on 4 February 2020 against foreign tourists in Hulhumale, Maldives, which occurred between approximately 7 pm and 8 pm Maldives Time.

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.