Review of the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Prohibited Hate Symbols and Other Measures) Bill 2023

The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security has commenced a review into the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Prohibited Hate Symbols and Other Measures) Bill 2023.

The Bill would amend the Criminal Code Act 1995 to:

• create offences for publicly displaying prohibited Nazi or Islamic State symbols, and trading in items bearing these symbols
• create offences for using a carriage service to deal with violent extremist material
• strengthen the offence of advocating terrorism in section 80.2C, and
• remove the sunsetting requirement for terrorist organisation listings, so that listings would operate until a decision is made to proactively de-list an organisation.

Submissions are invited by Friday 21 July 2023. Further information about making a submission to a parliamentary committee inquiry is available here.

Committee Secretariat contact:

Committee Secretary
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security
PO Box 6021
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Phone: +61 2 6277 2360
pjcis@aph.gov.au

About this inquiry

The Committee is reviewing the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Prohibited Hate Symbols and Other Measures) Bill 2023. The Bill would establish new offences in the Criminal Code for publicly displaying, and trading in goods that bear, prohibited Nazi or Islamic State symbols; and implement other measures relating to counter-terrorism offences and the listing of terrorist organisations.



Past Public Hearings

01 Sep 2023: Canberra

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Inquiry Status

Submissions Closed

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