Contents
Part 1—Preliminary 1
1............ Name of Regulations........................................................................... 1
2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1
3............ Definition............................................................................................ 1
Part 2—Security of the Commonwealth 2
4............ Preventative detention orders—corresponding State preventative detention law 2
4H......... Terrorist organisations—Ansar al‑Islam............................................. 2
4J.......... Terrorist organisations—Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan................ 3
4K......... Terrorist organisations—Jaish‑e‑Mohammad (JeM).......................... 3
4L.......... Terrorist organisations—Lashkar‑e Jhangvi (LeJ).............................. 4
4Q......... Terrorist organisations—Hizballah’s External Security Organisation. 4
4T.......... Terrorist organisations—Palestinian Islamic Jihad.............................. 5
4U......... Terrorist organisations—Hamas’ Izz al‑Din al‑Qassam Brigades....... 5
4V......... Terrorist organisations—Lashkar‑e‑Tayyiba....................................... 6
4W........ Terrorist organisations—Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).................. 7
4X......... Terrorist organisations—Al‑Shabaab.................................................. 8
4Y......... Terrorist organisations—Al‑Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) 9
Part 3—Dangers to the community 10
Division 3.1—Cross‑border firearms trafficking 10
5............ Cross‑border firearms trafficking...................................................... 10
Division 3.2—Serious drugs and precursors 11
5A......... Controlled drugs............................................................................... 11
5B......... Controlled plants............................................................................... 11
5C......... Controlled precursors........................................................................ 12
5D......... Border controlled drugs.................................................................... 13
5E.......... Border controlled plants.................................................................... 13
5F.......... Border controlled precursors............................................................. 14
Part 4—National infrastructure 16
6............ Dangerous goods.............................................................................. 16
Schedule 1—Corresponding State preventative detention law 17
Part 1—Laws of a State or Territory 17
Part 2—Particular provisions of a law of a State or Territory 18
Schedule 2—Cross‑border firearms trafficking 19
Schedule 3—Controlled drugs 20
Schedule 4—Border controlled drugs 31
Endnotes 40
Endnote 1—Legislation history 40
Endnote 2—Amendment history 47
Endnote 3—Uncommenced amendments [none] 52
Endnote 4—Misdescribed amendments [none] 53
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Name of Regulations
These Regulations are the Criminal Code Regulations 2002.
2 Commencement
These Regulations commence on gazettal.
3 Definition
In these Regulations:
Code means the Criminal Code.
Part 2—Security of the Commonwealth
4 Preventative detention orders—corresponding State preventative detention law
(1) For the definition of corresponding State preventative detention law in subsection 100.1(1) of the Code, a law of a State or Territory that is set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1 is declared to correspond to Division 105 of the Code.
(2) For the definition of corresponding State preventative detention law in subsection 100.1(1) of the Code, particular provisions of a law of a State or Territory that are set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1 are declared to correspond to Division 105 of the Code.
4H Terrorist organisations—Ansar al‑Islam
(1) For paragraph (b) of the definition of terrorist organisation in subsection 102.1(1) of the Code, the organisation known as Ansar al‑Islam is specified.
(2) For subregulation (1), Ansar al‑Islam is also known by the following names:
(a) Ansar al‑Islam Army;
(b) Ansar al‑Sunna;
(c) Army of Ansar al‑Islam;
(d) Devotees of Islam;
(e) Followers of Islam in Kurdistan;
(f) Jaish Ansar al‑Islam;
(g) Jaish Ansar al‑Sunna;
(h) Jund al‑Islam;
(i) Kurdish Taliban;
(j) Kurdistan Supporters of Islam;
(k) Partisans of Islam;
(l) Protectors of Islam;
(m) Protectors of the Sunni Faith;
(n) Soldiers of God;
(o) Soldiers of Islam;
(p) Supporters of Islam in Kurdistan.
4J Terrorist organisations—Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
(1) For paragraph (b) of the definition of terrorist organisation in subsection 102.1(1) of the Code, the organisation known as Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan is specified.
(2) For subregulation (1), Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan is also known by the following names:
(a) IMU;
(b) Islamic Movement of Turkestan;
(c) Islamic Party of Turkestan.
4K Terrorist organisations—Jaish‑e‑Mohammad (JeM)
(1) For paragraph (b) of the definition of terrorist organisation in subsection 102.1(1) of the Code, the organisation known as Jaish‑e‑Mohammad (JeM) is specified.
(2) For subregulation (1), Jaish‑e‑Mohammad (JeM) is also known by the following names:
(a) Army of Mohammed;
(b) Army of the Prophet;
(c) Jaish‑e‑Mohammed;
(d) Jaish‑e‑Muhammed;
(e) Jaish‑i‑Mohammed;
(f) Jaish‑i‑Mohammad;
(g) Jaish‑i‑Muhammad;
(h) Jaish‑i‑Muhammed;
(i) Jaish‑e‑Mohammad Mujahideen E‑Tanzeem;
(j) Jamaat ul‑Furqan (JuF);
(k) Jeish‑e‑Mahammed;
(l) Jesh‑e‑Mohammadi;
(m) Khudamul Islam;
(n) Khuddam ul‑Islam (KuI);
(o) Kuddam e Islami;
(p) Mohammed’s Army;
(q) National Movement for the Restoration of Pakistani Sovereignty and Army of the Prophet;
(r) Tehrik Ul‑Furqaan.
4L Terrorist organisations—Lashkar‑e Jhangvi (LeJ)
(1) For paragraph (b) of the definition of terrorist organisation in subsection 102.1(1) of the Code, the organisation known as Lashkar‑e Jhangvi (LeJ) is specified.
(2) For subregulation (1), Lashkar‑e Jhangvi (LeJ) is also known by the following names:
(a) Jhangvi Army;
(b) Lashkar e Jhangvi;
(c) Lashkar Jangvi;
(d) Lashkar Jhangvi;
(e) Lashkar‑e‑Jhangvie;
(f) Lashkar‑e‑Jhangwi;
(g) Lashkar‑e‑Jhanvi;
(h) Lashkar‑i‑Jangvi;
(i) Lashkar‑i‑Jhangvi;
(j) Lashkar‑i‑Jhangwi;
(k) Lashkare Jhangvi;
(l) Laskar e Jahangvi;
(m) Laskar‑e‑Jhangvi.
4Q Terrorist organisations—Hizballah’s External Security Organisation
(1) For paragraph (b) of the definition of terrorist organisation in subsection 102.1(1) of the Code, the organisation known as Hizballah’s External Security Organisation is specified.
(2) For subregulation (1), Hizballah’s External Security Organisation is also known by the following names:
(a) Foreign Action Unit;
(b) Hizballah ESO;
(c) Hizballah International;
(d) Islamic Jihad Organisation;
(e) Revolutionary Justice Organisation;
(f) Special Operations Branch.
4T Terrorist organisations—Palestinian Islamic Jihad
(1) For paragraph (b) of the definition of terrorist organisation in subsection 102.1(1) of the Code, the organisation known as Palestinian Islamic Jihad is specified.
(2) For subregulation (1), Palestinian Islamic Jihad is also known by the following names:
(a) al‑Quds Brigades;
(b) Harakat al‑Jihad al‑Islami fi Filistin;
(c) Islamic Jihad;
(d) Islamic Jihad Palestine;
(e) Islamic Jihad—Palestine Faction and Islamic Holy War;
(f) PIJ.
4U Terrorist organisations—Hamas’ Izz al‑Din al‑Qassam Brigades
(1) For paragraph (b) of the definition of terrorist organisation in subsection 102.1(1) of the Code, the organisation known as Hamas’ Izz al‑Din al‑Qassam Brigades is specified.
(2) For subregulation (1), Hamas’ Izz al‑Din al‑Qassam Brigades is also known by the following names:
(a) Ezzedeen Al‑Qassam Brigades;
(b) Izz al‑Din Al‑Qassem Brigades.
4V Terrorist organisations—Lashkar‑e‑Tayyiba
(1) For paragraph (b) of the definition of terrorist organisation in subsection 102.1(1) of the Code, the organisation known as Lashkar‑e‑Tayyiba is specified.
(2) For subregulation (1), Lashkar‑e‑Tayyiba is also known by the following names:
(a) al Mansooreen;
(b) al Mansoorian;
(c) Army of Medina;
(d) Army of the Pure;
(e) Army of the Pure and Righteous;
(f) Army of the Righteous;
(g) Falah‑e‑Insaniyat Foundation;
(h) Idara Khidmat‑e‑Khalq;
(i) Jama’at al‑Dawa;
(j) Jama’at‑i‑Dawat;
(k) Jamaati‑ud‑Dawa;
(l) Jamaat ud‑Daawa;
(m) Jama’at‑ud‑Da’awa;
(n) Jama’at‑ud‑Da’awah;
(o) Jamaat‑ud‑Dawa;
(p) Jama’at ul‑Da’awa;
(q) Jamaat‑ul‑Dawa;
(r) Jamaat ul‑Dawah;
(s) Jamaiat‑ud‑Dawa;
(t) JuD;
(u) JUD;
(v) Lashkar‑e‑Taiba;
(w) Lashkar‑e‑Tayyaba;
(x) Lashkar‑e‑Toiba;
(y) Lashkar‑i‑Tayyaba;
(z) Lashkar‑i‑Toiba;
(za) Lashkar‑Tayyiba;
(zb) LeT;
(zc) LT;
(zd) Paasban‑e‑Ahle‑Hadis;
(ze) Paasban‑e‑Kashmir;
(zf) Paasban‑i‑Ahle‑Hadith;
(zg) Party of the Calling;
(zh) Party of Preachers;
(zi) Pasban‑e‑Ahle‑Hadith;
(zj) Pasban‑e‑Kashmir;
(zk) Soldiers of the Pure;
(zl) Tehreek‑e‑Tahafuz Qibla Awal.
4W Terrorist organisations—Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)
(1) For paragraph (b) of the definition of terrorist organisation in subsection 102.1(1) of the Code, the organisation known as Kurdistan Workers Party is specified.
(2) For subregulation (1), Kurdistan Workers Party is also known by the following names:
(a) Freedom and Democratic Congress of Kurdistan;
(b) Hezan Parastina Gel (HPG);
(c) KADEK;
(d) KG;
(e) KHK;
(f) Kongra Gel;
(g) Kongra Gele Kurdistan;
(h) Kurdish Freedom Falcons;
(i) Kurdish Liberation Hawks;
(j) Kurdistan Freedom and Democracy Congress;
(k) Kurdistan Freedom Brigade;
(l) Kurdistan Freedom Hawks;
(m) Kurdistan Halk Kongresi;
(n) Kurdistan Labor Party;
(o) Kurdistan Ozgurluk Sahinleri;
(p) Kurdistan People’s Congress;
(q) New PKK;
(r) Partiya Karkeren Kurdistan;
(s) People’s Congress of Kurdistan;
(t) People’s Defence Force;
(u) PKK;
(v) TAK;
(w) Teyrbazên Azadiya Kurdistan.
4X Terrorist organisations—Al‑Shabaab
(1) For paragraph (b) of the definition of terrorist organisation in subsection 102.1(1) of the Code, the organisation known as Al‑Shabaab is specified.
(2) For subregulation (1), Al‑Shabaab is also known by the following names:
(a) Al‑Shabaab Al‑Islaam;
(b) Al‑Shabaab al‑Islamiya;
(c) Al‑Shabaab Al‑Jihaad;
(d) Al‑Shabab;
(e) Ash‑shabaab;
(f) Harakat al‑Shabaab al‑Mujahideen;
(g) Harakat Shabab Al‑Mujahidin;
(h) Harakatul Shabaab al‑Mujaahidiin;
(i) Hisb’ul Shabaab;
(j) Hizbul Shabaab;
(k) HSM;
(l) Mujaahidiin Youth Movement;
(m) Mujahideen Youth Movement;
(n) Mujahidin Al‑Shabaab Movement;
(o) Mujahidin Youth Movement;
(p) MYM;
(q) Shabaab;
(r) The Popular Resistance Movement in the Land of the Two Migrations;
(s) The Unity of Islamic Youth;
(t) The Youth;
(u) Young Mujahideen Movement;
(v) Young Mujahideen Movement in Somalia, Youth Wing.
4Y Terrorist organisations—Al‑Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)
(1) For paragraph (b) of the definition of terrorist organisation in subsection 102.1(1) of the Code, the organisation known as Al‑Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is specified.
(2) For subregulation (1), Al‑Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is also known as Al‑Qa’ida in Yemen (AQY).
Part 3—Dangers to the community
Division 3.1—Cross‑border firearms trafficking
5 Cross‑border firearms trafficking
For the definition of firearm law in subsections 360.2(3) and 360.3(2) of the Code, the Acts, and any regulations made under those Acts, mentioned in Schedule 2 are prescribed.
Division 3.2—Serious drugs and precursors
5A Controlled drugs
(1) For paragraph 301.1(1)(a) of the Code, a drug listed in column 1 of an item in Schedule 3 is a controlled drug.
(2) For paragraph (a) of item 1 of the table in section 301.10 of the Code, the quantity listed in column 2 of an item in Schedule 3 is the commercial quantity of the controlled drug listed in column 1 of that item.
(3) For paragraph (a) of item 1 of the table in section 301.11 of the Code, the quantity listed in column 3 of an item in Schedule 3 is the marketable quantity of the controlled drug listed in column 1 of that item.
(4) For paragraph (a) of item 1 of the table in section 301.12 of the Code, the quantity listed in column 4 of an item in Schedule 3 is the trafficable quantity of the controlled drug listed in column 1 of that item.
5B Controlled plants
(1) For paragraph 301.2(1)(a) of the Code, a growing plant listed in column 1 of an item in the following table is a controlled plant.
Controlled plants and quantities |
Item | Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
| Controlled plant | Commercial quantity | Marketable quantity | Trafficable quantity |
1 | Any plant of the genus Cannabis | 250 kg or 1,000 plants | 25 kg or 100 plants | 250 g or 10 plants |
(2) For paragraph (a) of item 1 of the table in section 301.10 of the Code, a quantity listed in column 2 of an item in the table in subregulation (1) is a commercial quantity of the controlled plant listed in column 1 of that item.
(3) For paragraph (a) of item 1 of the table in section 301.11 of the Code, a quantity listed in column 3 of an item in the table in subregulation (1) is a marketable quantity of the controlled plant listed in column 1 of that item.
(4) For paragraph (a) of item 1 of the table in section 301.12 of the Code, a quantity listed in column 4 of an item in the table in subregulation (1) is the trafficable quantity of the controlled plant listed in column 1 of that item.
5C Controlled precursors
(1) For paragraph 301.3(1)(a) of the Code, a precursor listed in column 1 of an item in the following table is a controlled precursor.
Controlled precursors and quantities |
Item | Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| Controlled precursor | Commercial quantity (kilograms) | Marketable quantity (grams) |
1 | Ephedrine | 1.2 | 400.0 |
2 | Ergometrine | 0.006 | 0.15 |
3 | Ergotamine | 0.01 | 0.25 |
4 | Isosafrole | 1.45 | 290.0 |
5 | Lysergic acid | 0.003 | 0.075 |
6 | 3,4‑Methylenedioxyphenylacetic acid | 1.5 | 300.0 |
7 | 3,4‑Methylenedioxyphenyl‑2‑propanone | 0.75 | 150.0 |
8 | Phenylacetic acid | 4.05 | 1,350.0 |
9 | Phenylpropanolamine | 1.2 | 400.0 |
10 | Phenyl‑2‑propanone | 2.03 | 675.0 |
11 | Piperonal | 1.6 | 320.0 |
12 | Pseudoephedrine | 1.2 | 400.0 |
13 | Safrole | 2.85 | 570.0 |
Note: A salt or ester of a precursor listed in column 1 of the table is also a controlled precursor: see paragraph 301.3(b) of the Code.
(2) For paragraph (a) of item 1 of the table in section 301.10 of the Code, the quantity listed in column 2 of an item in the table in subregulation (1) is the commercial quantity of the controlled precursor listed in column 1 of that item.
(3) For paragraph (a) of item 1 of the table in section 301.11 of the Code, the quantity listed in column 3 of an item in the table in subregulation (1) is the marketable quantity of the controlled precursor listed in column 1 of that item.
5D Border controlled drugs
(1) For paragraph 301.4(a) of the Code, a drug listed in column 1 of an item in Schedule 4 is a border controlled drug.
(2) For paragraph (a) of item 1 of the table in section 301.10 of the Code, the quantity listed in column 2 of an item in Schedule 4 is the commercial quantity of the border controlled drug listed in column 1 of that item.
(3) For paragraph (a) of item 1 of the table in section 301.11 of the Code, the quantity listed in column 3 of an item in Schedule 4 is the marketable quantity of the border controlled drug listed in column 1 of that item.
5E Border controlled plants
(1) For paragraph 301.5(a) of the Code, a growing plant listed in column 1 of an item in the following table is a border controlled plant.
Border controlled plants and quantities |
Item | Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| Border controlled plant | Commercial quantity | Marketable quantity |
1 | Any plant of the genus Cannabis | 250 kg or 1,000 plants | 25 kg or 100 plants |
2 | Any plant of the genus Erythroxylon (also known as Erythroxylum) from which cocaine can be extracted either directly or by chemical transformation | | 80 kg |
3 | Any plant of the genus Lophophora | | |
4 | Any plant of the species Papaver bracteatum | | 10 kg |
5 | Any plant of the species Papaver somniferum | | 10 kg |
6 | Any plant of the species Piptagenia peregrine | | |
7 | Any plant of the species Psilocybe | | |
(2) For paragraph (a) of item 1 of the table in section 301.10 of the Code, a quantity (if any) listed in column 2 of an item in the table in subregulation (1) is a commercial quantity of the border controlled plant listed in column 1 of that item.
(3) For paragraph (a) of item 1 of the table in section 301.11 of the Code, a quantity (if any) listed in column 3 of an item in the table in subregulation (1) is a marketable quantity of the border controlled plant listed in column 1 of that item.
5F Border controlled precursors
(1) For paragraph 301.6(1)(a) of the Code, a precursor listed in column 1 of an item in the following table is a border controlled precursor.
Border controlled precursors and quantities |
Item | Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| Border controlled precursor | Commercial quantity (kilograms) | Marketable quantity (grams) |
1 | N‑Acetylanthranilic acid | | |
2 | Any plant of the species Ephedra | | |
3 | Ephedrine | 1.2 | 3.2 |
4 | Ergometrine | 0.006 | 0.006 |
5 | Ergotamine | 0.01 | 0.01 |
6 | Isosafrole | 1.45 | 1.45 |
7 | Lysergic acid | 0.003 | 0.003 |
8 | 3,4‑Methylenedioxyphenyl‑2‑propanone | 0.75 | 0.75 |
9 | Phenylacetic acid | 4.05 | 10.8 |
10 | Phenylpropanolamine | 1.2 | 3.2 |
11 | Phenyl‑2‑propanone | 2.03 | 5.4 |
12 | Piperonal | 1.6 | 1.6 |
13 | Pseudoephedrine | 1.2 | 3.2 |
14 | Safrole | 2.85 | 2.85 |
Note: A salt or ester of a precursor listed in column 1 of the table and an immediate precursor of a precursor listed in column 1 of the table is a border controlled precursor: see paragraphs 301.6(1)(b) and (c) of the Code.
(2) For paragraph (a) of item 1 of the table in section 301.10 of the Code, the quantity (if any) listed in column 2 of an item in the table in subregulation (1) is the commercial quantity of the border controlled precursor listed in column 1 of that item.
(3) For paragraph (a) of item 1 of the table in section 301.11 of the Code, the quantity (if any) listed in column 3 of an item in the table in subregulation (1) is the marketable quantity of the border controlled precursor listed in column 1 of that item.
Part 4—National infrastructure
6 Dangerous goods
For subparagraph 471.15(1)(b)(ii) of the Code, the following substances and things must not, without exception, be carried by post:
(a) gas that is so toxic or corrosive to humans as to pose a hazard to health;
(b) a thermally unstable substance that is likely to undergo a strongly exothermic decomposition;
(c) a substance that ignites or self‑heats when in contact with air.