For an effective counter-terrorism regime, it is vital that our laws target not only terrorist acts, but also the organisations that plan, finance and carry out such acts. In 2002, a range of new terrorist organisation offences were enacted enabling the Government to deal with organisations involved in terrorism.

• Security Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Act 2002

These offences apply in relation to ‘terrorist organisations’. Under the law, there are two ways for an organisation to be identified as a 'terrorist organisation'. Either an organisation may be found to be such an organisation by a court as part of the prosecution for a terrorist offence, or it may be specified in Regulations, known as ‘listing’. For a listing to be effective, the processes set out in the legislation must be followed.

The Government has prepared a listing protocol outlining the process and requirements that apply to the listing of terrorist organisations.

• Listing protocol [DOC 114KB]
• Listing protocol [PDF 353KB]

There are 18 organisations now officially listed. They are:

• Abu Sayyaf Group - Listed 14 November 2002, re-listed 5 November 2004, 3 November 2006, 1 November 2008, 29 October 2010 and 12 July 2013
• Al-Qa'ida (AQ) - Listed 21 October 2002, re-listed 1 September 2004, 26 August 2006, 8 August 2008, 22 July 2010 and 12 July 2013
• Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) - Listed 26 November 2010, re-listed 26 November 2013
• Al-Qa’ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) - Listed 14 November 2002, re-listed 5 November 2004, 3 November 2006, 9 August 2008, 22 July 2010 and 12 July 2013
• Al-Shabaab - Listed 22 August 2009 and 18 August 2012
• Ansar al-Islam (formerly known as Ansar al-Sunna) – Listed 27 March 2003, re-listed 27 March 2005, 24 March 2007, 14 March 2009 and 9 March 2012
• Hamas’s Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades - Listed 9 November 2003, re-listed 5 June 2005, 7 October 2005, 10 September 2007, 8 September 2009 and 18 August 2012
• Hizballah External Security Organisation - Listed 5 June 2003, re-listed 5 June 2005, 25 May 2007, 16 May 2009 and 10 May 2012
• Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (formerly listed as Al-Qa’ida in Iraq) – listed 2 March 2005, re-listed 17 February 2007, 1 November 2008, 29 October 2010, 12 July 2013 and 14 December 2013
• Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) - Listed 11 April 2003, re-listed 11 April 2005, 31 March 2007, 14 March 2009 and 9 March 2012
• Jabhat al-Nusra - Listed 28 June 2013
• Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) - Listed 11 April 2003, re-listed 11 April 2005, 31 March 2007, 14 March 2009 and 9 March 2012
• Jamiat ul-Ansar (JuA) formerly known as Harakat Ul-Mujahideen - Listed 14 November 2002, re-listed 5 November 2004, 3 November 2006, 1 November 2008, 29 October 2010 and 12 July 2013
• Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) - Listed 27 October 2002, re-listed 1 September 2004, 26 August 2006, 9 August 2008, 22 July 2010 and 12 July 2013
• Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) - Listed 17 December 2005, re-listed 28 September 2007, 8 September 2009 and 18 August 2012
• Lashkar-e Jhangvi (LeJ) - Listed 11 April 2003, re-listed 11 April 2005, 31 March 2007, 14 March 2009 and 9 March 2012
• Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) - Listed 9 November 2003, re-listed 5 June 2005, 7 October 2005, 8 September 2007, 8 September 2009 and 18 August 2012
• Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) - Listed 3 May 2004, re-listed 5 June 2005, 7 October 2005, 8 September 2007, 8 September 2009 and 18 August 2012