International criminal law

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Key statutes

Crimes of Torture Act 1989
International Crimes and International Criminal Court Act 2000
International War Crimes Tribunal Act 1995
Terrorism Suppression Act 2000
Terrorism Suppression (Control Orders) Act 2019

Key secondary legislation

International War Crimes Tribunals Regulations 1995

Information/links to recent or currently underway reviews

The Terrorism Suppression Act 2002 (TSA) was amended in 2021. The changes included ensuring the criminalisation of conduct condemned by international conventions:

making amendments to clarify the definition of a 'terrorist act'
creating a new offence to criminalise planning or preparation for a terrorist act
creating a new offence to criminalise terrorist weapons and combat training
creating a new offence for international travel to carry out terrorist activities
expanding the criminal offence of financing terrorism to include broader forms of material support
extending the eligibility for a control order to include individuals who have completed a prison sentence for a terrorism-related offence if they continue to present a real risk of engaging in terrorism-related activities.

Terrorism Suppression (Control Orders) Act - the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Bill passed in 2021 introduced changes to this Act, which enable control orders to be imposed on people convicted of a terrorism-related offences at the end of their prison sentence.