This inquiry and report are conducted under the following powers:
Criminal Code Act 1995
Section 119.3 Declaration of areas for the purposes of section 119.2
The Foreign Affairs Minister may, by legislative instrument, declare an area in a foreign country for the purposes of section 119.2 if he or she is satisfied that a listed terrorist organisation is engaging in hostile activity in that area of the foreign country.…
Review of declaration
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security may review a declaration before the end of the period during which the declaration may be disallowed under section 42 of the Legislation Act 2003.
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Criminal Code (Foreign Incursions and Recruitment–Declared Areas) Declaration 2018 - Mosul District, Ninewa Province, Iraq.