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

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.