Review of the listing of Tanzim Qa'idat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn (the al-Zarqawi network) as a Terrorist Organisation under the Criminal Code Act 1995

Section 102.1A of the Criminal Code Act 1995 provides that the Committee may review a regulation which lists an organisation as a terrorist organisation and report its comments and recommendations to each House of the Parliament before the end of the applicable disallowance period for that House. The disallowance period is 15 sittings days.

Submissions are invited for this review. Closing date for submissions is 8 April 2005.

A private hearing will be held on 2 May 2005.

The following information on the Tanzim Qa'idat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn (the al-Zarqawi network) was provided to the Committee by the Attorney-General, the Hon Philip Ruddock, MP. It is this material upon which the Committee will base its review of the listing of Tanzim Qa'idat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn (the al-Zarqawi network).

Information on Tanzim Qa'idat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn (the al-Zarqawi network) (PDF 386KB)