Preliminary pages
Membership of the Committee
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Chair
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The Hon David Jull MP
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Deputy
Chair
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Mr Anthony Byrne MP
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Members
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The Hon Duncan Kerr SC MP
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Senator Alan Ferguson
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Mr Stewart McArthur MP
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Senator the Hon Robert Ray
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Mr Steven Ciobo MP
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Senator the Hon John Faulkner
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Senator Fiona Nash
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Committee Secretariat
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Secretary
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Ms Margaret Swieringa
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Inquiry
Secretary
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Dr Cathryn Ollif
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Administration
Officer
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Mrs Donna Quintus-Bosz
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Terms of reference
This inquiry and report is conducted under the following powers:
Criminal Code Act 1995
102.1A Reviews by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence
and Security
Review of listing regulation
(1) If a regulation made
after the commencement of this section specifies an organisation for the
purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of terrorist organisation in
section 102.1, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security
may:
(a) review the regulation
as soon as possible after the making of the regulation; and
(b) report the Committee’s
comments and recommendations to each House of the Parliament before the end of
the applicable disallowance period.
And
Relisting of Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG)
Criminal Code Amendment Regulations 2006 (No 4)
Select Legislative Instrument 2006 [FRIL Reference No:
F2006L03473]
Dated 2 November 2006
Relisting of Jamiat ul-Ansar (JuA)
Criminal Code Amendment Regulations 2006 (No. 5)
Select Legislative Instrument 2006 [FRIL Reference No:
F2006L03474]
Dated 2 November 2006
Relisting of Armed Islamic Group (GIA)
Criminal Code Amendment Regulations 2006 (No 6)
Select Legislative Instrument 2006 [FRIL Reference No:
F2006L03475]
Dated 2 November 2006
Relisting of Salafist Group for Call and Combat (GSPC)
Criminal Code Amendment Regulations 2006 (No. 7)
Select Legislative Instrument 2006 [FRIL Reference No:
F2006L03476]
Dated 2 November 2006
List
of recommendations
1 Introduction
Recommendation 1
n The Committee renews
its request that the Attorney-General and ASIO incorporate the criteria ASIO
has provided for determining which organisations should be listed in future
statements of reason.
n The Committee
requests that the Attorney-General and ASIO provide the Committee with a set of
criteria outlining under what circumstances an organisation will not be
relisted.
2 The Proposed Re-listings
Recommendation 2
The Committee does not recommend the disallowance of the
regulations on the four terrorist organisations:
n Abu Sayyaf;
n Jamiat ul-Ansar;
n The Armed Islamic
Group; and
n The Salafist
Group for Call and Combat.