Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Abu Sayyaf Group) Regulations 2022

I, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.

Dated 17 February 2022

David Hurley

Governor‑General

By His Excellency’s Command

Karen Andrews

Minister for Home Affairs

Contents

1 Name

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Schedules

5 Terrorist organisation—Abu Sayyaf Group

Schedule 1—Repeals

Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Abu Sayyaf Group) Regulations 2019

1  Name

  This instrument is the Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Abu Sayyaf Group) Regulations 2022.

2  Commencement

 (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

 (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under the Criminal Code Act 1995.

4  Schedules

  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.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

 (1) For the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of terrorist organisation in subsection 102.1(1) of the Criminal Code, the organisation known as Abu Sayyaf Group is specified.

 (2) Abu Sayyaf Group is also known by the following names:

 (a) Abou Sayaf Armed Band;

 (b) Abou Sayyef Group;

 (c) Al‑Harakat al‑Islamiya;

 (d) Al‑Harakatul Islamia;

 (e) Mujahideen Commando Freedom Fighters.

Schedule 1—Repeals

Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Abu Sayyaf Group) Regulations 2019

1  The whole of the instrument

Repeal the instrument.