Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Hizballah's External Security Organisation) Regulation 2015 (Cth)

Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Hizballah’s External Security Organisation) Regulation 2015

Select Legislative Instrument No. 57, 2015

I, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret’d), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation.

Dated 30 April 2015

Peter Cosgrove

Governor‑General

By His Excellency’s Command

George Brandis QC

Attorney‑General

Contents

1............ Name.................................................................................................. 1

2............ Commencement.................................................................................. 1

3............ Authority............................................................................................ 1

4............ Schedules............................................................................................ 1

5............ Terrorist organisation—Hizballah’s External Security Organisation 1

Schedule 1—Amendments                                                                            2

Criminal Code Regulations 2002                                                              2

1Name

This is the Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Hizballah’s External Security Organisation) Regulation 2015.

2Commencement

This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.

3Authority

This instrument is made under the Criminal Code Act 1995.

4Schedules

Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

5Terrorist organisation—Hizballah’s External Security Organisation

(1)For paragraph (b) of the definition of terrorist organisation in subsection 102.1(1) of the Criminal Code, the organisation known as Hizballah’s External Security Organisation is specified.

(2)Hizballah’s External Security Organisation is also known by the following names:

(a)Foreign Action Unit;

(b)Hizballah ESO;

(c)Hizballah International;

(d)Islamic Jihad Organisation;

(e)Revolutionary Justice Organisation;

(f)Special Operations Branch.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Criminal Code Regulations 2002

1  Regulation 4Q

Repeal the regulation.