Social Security (Declared Overseas Terrorist Act—London 2019) Declaration 2022

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

Dated  17 February   2022

SCOTT JOHN MORRISON

Prime Minister

1  Name

  This instrument is the Social Security (Declared Overseas Terrorist Act—London 2019) Declaration 2022.

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, terrorist act has the same meaning as in 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 at Fishmongers’ Hall and London Bridge in London, the United Kingdom, on 29 November 2019 at approximately 2 pm GMT.

Note: If the Prime Minister makes a declaration under subsection 35B(1) of the Social Security Act 1991, then subsection 35B(2) provides that the Minister is taken to have made a determination under subsection 36(1) that the terrorist act is a major disaster.