Criminal Code Amendment Regulations 2008 (No. 5) (Cth)

Criminal Code Amendment Regulations 2008 (No. 5)¹

Select Legislative Instrument 2008 No. 219

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Criminal Code Act 1995.

Dated 31 October 2008

QUENTIN BRYCE

Governor‑General

By Her Excellency’s Command

ROBERT McCLELLAND

Attorney‑General

Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Criminal Code Amendment Regulations 2008 (No. 5).

Commencement

These Regulations commence on the day after they are registered.

Amendment of Criminal Code Regulations 2002

Schedule 1 amends the Criminal Code Regulations 2002.

Schedule 1 Amendment

(regulation 3)

[1] Regulation 4G

substitute

4GTerrorist organisations — Al‑Qa’ida in Iraq (AQI)

(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 Iraq (AQI) is specified.

(2)For subregulation (1), Al‑Qa’ida in Iraq (AQI) is also known by the following names:

(a)al‑Tawhid;

(b)Al‑Tawhid and al‑Jihad;

(c)Al‑Qa’ida of Jihad in the Land of the Two Rivers;

(d)Al‑Qa’ida of Jihad Organization in the Land of the Two Rivers;

(e)al‑Zarqawi network;

(f)AQI — Zarqawi;

(g)Brigades of Tawhid;

(h)Islamic State in Iraq;

(i)Jama’at al‑Tawhid wa’al‑Jihad;

(j)Kateab al‑Tawhid;

(k)Mujahidin Shura Council;

(l)Qaida of the Jihad in the Land of the Two Rivers;

(m)Tanzeem Qa’idat al‑Jihad/Bilad al Raafidaini;

(n)Tanzim Qa’ida al‑Jihad fi Bilad al‑Rafidayn;

(o)The Monotheism and Jihad Group;

(p)The Organisation Base of Jihad/Mesopotamia;

(q)The Organisation of Jihad’s Base in the Country of the Two Rivers;

(r)Unity and Holy Struggle;

(s)Unity and Holy War;

(t)Unity and Jihad Group.

Note

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