Senate debates

Tuesday, 12 May 2015

Committees

Intelligence and Security Committee; Government Response to Report

6:03 pm

Photo of Fiona NashFiona Nash (NSW, National Party, Assistant Minister for Health) Share this | | Hansard source

I present two government responses to committee reports of the Intelligence and Security Committee on the review of the listing of al-Murabitun, and the review of the listing of Boko Haram and review of the relisting of the Islamic State. In accordance with the usual practice, I seek leave to incorporate the documents in Hansard.

Leave granted.

The documents read as follows—

Australian Government response to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security report:

Review of the listing of al-Murabitun

MAY 2015

Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security

Review of the listing of al-Murabitun

Tabled 16 December 2014

Government ' s Response to Committee ' s Recommendations

Recommendation 1:

The Committee recommends that the regulation, made under the Criminal Code section 102.1, to list al-Murabitun as a terrorist organisation not be disallowed.

Response:

The Government agrees with the recommendation.

Australian Government response to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security report:

Review of the listing of Boko Haram and Review of the relisting of the Islamic State

APRIL 2015

Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security

Review of the listing of Boko Hamm and Review of the re-listing of the Islamic State

Tabled 22 September 2014

Government ' s Response to Committee ' s Recommendations

Recommendation 1:

The Committee recommends that the regulation, made under the Criminal Code section 102.1, to list the Boko Hamm as a terrorist organisation not be disallowed.

Response:

The Government agrees with the recommendation. Recommendation 2:

The Committee recommends that the regulation, made under the Criminal Code section 102.1, to list the Islamic State as a terrorist organisation not be disallowed.

Response:

The Government agrees with the recommendation.