Listed terrorist organizations

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 terrorist organisation offences were inserted into the Criminal Code Act 1995 (the Criminal Code​). More information is available at Laws to combat terrorism.

Under the law, there are two ways for an organisation to be identified as a terrorist organisation:

The prosecution can prove beyond reasonable doubt that an organisation is a terrorist organisation as part of the prosecution for a terrorist offence.  

The organisation may be specified in Regulations as a terrorist organisation. This process, known as 'listing', requires certain processes set out in the legislation to be followed.

Regulations listing terrorist organisations now continue indefinitely, unless ceased by a proactive decision from the Australian Federal Police Minister. Previously, regulations listing terrorist organisations would lapse after three years, requiring the organisation to be re-listed. This change reflects amendments made by Schedule 4 of the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Prohibited Hate Symbols and Other Measures) Act 2023.

Terrorist organisations

There are 30 organisations currently listed as terrorist organisations under the Criminal Code.

Terrorist organisation	Listed	Re-listed
Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG)	14 November 2002	5 November 2004 3 November 2006 1 November 2008 29 October 2010 12 July 2013 28 June 2016 10 April 2019 9 April 2022
Al-Qa’ida (AQ)	21 October 2002	1 September 2004 26 August 2006 9 August 2008 22 July 2010 12 July 2013 28 June 2016 10 April 2019 9 April 2022
Al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)	26 November 2010	26 November 2013 26 November 2016 26 November 2019 26 November 2022
Al-Qa’ida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS)	29 November 2016	29 November 2019 29 November 2022
Al-Qa’ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)	14 November 2002	5 November 2004 3 November 2006 9 August 2008 22 July 2010 12 July 2013 28 June 2016 10 April 2019 9 April 2022
Al-Shabaab	22 August 2009	18 August 2012 11 August 2015 4 August 2018 4 August 2021
Ansar Allah	24 May 2024	n/a
​Boko Haram	26 June 2014	1 July 2017 1 July 2020 1 July 2023
Hamas	4 March 2022	n/a
Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham	9 April 2022	n/a
​Hizballah	10 December 2021	n/a
Hurras al-Din	9 April 2022	n/a
​Islamic State	11 July 2014	Formerly listed as Al-Qa’ida in Iraq on 2 March 2005 Re-listed: 17 Feb 2007 1 Nov 2008 29 Oct 2010 12 July 2013 Formerly listed as Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant on 14 Dec 2013 Re-listed: 1 July 2017 1 July 2020 1 ​July 2023
Islamic State East Asia	12 September 2017	12 September 2020 12 September 2023
Islamic State in Libya (IS-Libya)	29 November 2016	29 November 2019 29 November 2022
Islamic State Khorasan Province	3 November 2017	3 November 2020 3 November 2023
Islamic State Sinai Province (IS-​Sinai)	29 November 2016	29 November 2019 29 November 2022​
Islamic State Somalia (IS Somalia)	17 September 2019	17 September 2022​​​
Islamic State West Africa Province	1 July 2020	​1 July 2023​
​Jaish-e-Mohammad	11 April 2003	11 April 2005 31 March 2007 14 March 2009 10 March 2012 3 March 2015 3 March 2018 3 March 2021
Jama’at Mujahideen Bangladesh	9 June 2018	9 June 2021
Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin	Formerly listed as Al-Murabitun on 5 November 2014	Formerly re-listed as Al-Murabitun on 3 November 2017 Relisted: 3 November 2020 3 November 2023
Jemaah Islamiyah (JI)	27 October 2002	1 September 2004 26 August 2006 9 August 2008 22 July 2010 12 July 2013 28 June 2016 9 April 2019 9 April 2022
Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)	17 December 2005	28 September 2007 8 September 2009 18 August 2012 11 August 2015 4 August 2018 4 August 2021
Lashkar-e-Tayyiba	5 November 2003	5 June 2005 7 October 2005 8 September 2007 8 September 2009 18 August 2012 11 August 2015 14 August 2018 4 August 2021
National Socialist Order (NSO)	​​​​18 February 2022	n/a
Neo-Jama'at Mujahideen Bangladesh	9 June 2021	n/a
​Palestinian Islamic Jihad	3 May 2004	5 June 2005 7 October 2005 8 September 2007 8 September 2009 18 August 2012 11 August 2015 4 August 2018 4 August 2021
Sonnenkrieg Division	12 August 2021	n/a
The Base	10 December 2021	n/a