George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

In addition to the criminal sanctions and the embargo I mentioned in my earlier answer, the Minister for Foreign affairs may cancel the passports of anyone likely to engage in harmful conduct including travelling overseas to illegally train or to fight in a conflict. Australia has listed the al-Qaeda linked groups fighting in Syria under the counter-terrorism listing regimes. The Jabhat al-Nusra Front was listed under Australia's domestic implementation of the UN Security Council 1373 on 16 March 2013, and al-Qaeda in Iraq has also been listed under the Criminal Code since 2 March 2005 in implementation of the UN Security Council al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee resolution 2004. The government is considering what other measures may be necessary to discourage or deter Australians from travelling to Syria to participate in the conflict and will continue to monitor the situation and in particular the involvement of Australian citizens. (Time expired)