List of organisations designated as terrorist by Australia

Designated terrorist organisations in Australia are organisations that have been designated by the Australian government as terrorist organisations. A list of terrorist organisations was first created under the Security Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Act 2002, as part of the fight against terrorism worldwide.

History

Further information: Terrorism in Australia

The Security Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Act 2002 was passed by the Australian Parliament, "enabling Australian governments to deal with organisations involved in terrorism",^[1] and inserted a range of terrorist organisation offences into the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth).^[2][3] For example, the Act made it an offence to materially support or be supported by a listed terrorist organisation.^[4]

Oversight and monitoring

The list of designated terror organisations is maintained by the Attorney-General's Department. For listing as a terrorist organisation, an organisation may be found to be such by a court as part of a prosecution for a terrorist offence or the designation may be made by regulation upon the motion of the Attorney-General of Australia under Division 102 of the Criminal Code Act 1995.^[5] Listing, de-listing and re-listing follows a protocol that mainly involves the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation and the Attorney-General's Department.^[6] Such action in general is not made with reference to designations made or proposed by other countries or multinational organisations.^{[citation needed]}

Under Division 103 of the Criminal Code Act 1995, it is illegal to finance terrorism.^[7] The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) monitors financial transactions involving listed terrorist organisations.^{[citation needed]}

List of designated terrorist organisations

As of 18 April 2024,^[update] the Australian government lists 29 foreign organisations as terrorist organisations:^[2]

• Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG)
• Al-Qa'ida (AQ)
• Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)
• Al-Qa'ida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS)
• Al-Qa'ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)
• Al-Shabaab
• Boko Haram
• Hamas
• Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham
• Hizballah
• Islamic State
• Islamic State East Asia
• Islamic State in Libya (IS-Libya)
• Islamic State Khorasan Province
• Islamic State Sinai Province (IS-Sinai)
• Islamic State Somalia (IS-Somalia)
• Islamic State West Africa Province
• Jabhat Fatah al-Sham
• Jaish-e-Mohammed
• Jama'at Mujahideen Bangladesh
• Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin
• Jemaah Islamiyah (JI)
• Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)
• Lashkar-e-Taiba
• National Socialist Order (NSO)
• Neo-Jama'at Mujahideen Bangladesh
• Palestinian Islamic Jihad
• Sonnenkrieg Division
• The Base

Hamas was listed in July 2014,^[8] but was removed from the list by January 2015.^{[citation needed]} Hamas was reinstated in 2022.^[9]

The Base and the entirety of Hezbollah were added on 24 November 2021.^[10][11]

Terrorism financing laws

Australian anti-terrorism financing laws include:

• Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth):
  • section 102.6 – getting funds to, from or for a terrorist organisation
  • section 102.7 – providing support to a terrorist organisation
  • section 103.1 – financing terrorism
  • section 103.2 – financing a terrorist, and
  • section 119.4(5) – giving or receiving goods and services to promote the commission of a foreign incursion offence.^[12]
• Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 (Cth):
  • section 20 – dealing with freezable assets, and
  • section 21 – giving an asset to a proscribed person or entity.

These offences sanction persons and entities under Australian and international law.^[13] The responsibility of prosecuting these offences in Australia rests with the Australian Federal Police, state police forces and the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions.

See also

• Anti-Terrorism Act 2005
• Australian anti-terrorism legislation, 2004
• List of designated terrorist groups
• Terrorism in Australia

References

1. "The Security Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Act 2002".
2. "Listed terrorist organisations". Australian National Security. from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
3. "Terrorist organisations". Australian Attorney-General's Department. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
4. Australian National Security: Terrorist organisations
5. "Australian National Security – What Australia is doing". Australian Government. from the original on 22 November 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
6. "Protocol for listing terrorist organisations". Australian National Security. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
7. Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) s 1.1, Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth). Retrieved 20 January 2015.
8. "Australia lists Hamas as terrorist organisation". Big News Network. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
9. "Australia to list Palestinian group Hamas as terrorist organisation". SBS News. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
10. Belot, Henry (24 November 2021). "Australia lists neo-Nazi organisation The Base, Lebanese Shia party Hezbollah as terrorist organisations". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
11. Hurst, Daniel (24 November 2021). "Australia lists neo-Nazi group The Base and Hezbollah as terrorist organisations". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
12. "CRIMINAL CODE ACT 1995 - SCHEDULE The Criminal Code".
13. "CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS ACT 1945".