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Review of the re-listing of Ansar al-Islam, AAA, IAA, IMU, JeM and LeJ as terrorist organisations

15 June 2009

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Preliminary Pages	(PDF 127KB)
Membership of the Committee Committee Secretariat Terms of reference List of recommendations

Chapter 1 Introduction	(PDF 100KB)
The Government’s procedures Procedural comments

Chapter 2 The criteria for listing an organisation	(PDF 87KB)
The legal criteria ASIO’s guidelines for consideration of listing Links to Australia Threats to Australian Interests

Chapter 3 The Organisations	(PDF 162KB)
Overview Ansar al-Islam (formerly Ansar al-Sunna) Engagement in Terrorism Ideology and links to other terrorist groups/networks Links to other terrorist groups/networks Links to Australia Threat to Australian interests Proscription by the UN or like-minded countries Engagement in Peace and Mediation processes Asbat al-Ansar (AAA) Engagement in Terrorism Ideology and links to other terrorist groups/networks Links to other terrorist groups/networks Links to Australia Threats to Australian Interests Proscription by the UN or like-minded countries Engagement in Peace and Mediation processes Islamic Army of Aden (IAA) Engagement in terrorism Ideology and links to other terrorist groups/networks Links to other terrorist groups/networks Links to Australia Threats to Australian Interests Proscription by the UN or like-minded countries Engagement in Peace and Mediation processes Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) Engagement in terrorism Ideology and links to other terrorist groups/networks Links to other terrorist groups/networks Links to Australia Threats to Australian Interests Proscription by the UN or like-minded countries Engagement in Peace and Mediation processes Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) Engagement in terrorism Ideology and links to other terrorist groups/networks Links to Australia Threats to Australian interests Proscription by the UN or like-minded countries Engagement in peace/mediation processes Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) Engagement in terrorism Ideology and links to other terrorist groups/networks Links to Australia Threats to Australian interests Proscription by the UN or like-minded countries Engagement in peace/mediation processes

Chapter 4 Improving Procedures	(PDF 73KB)
Provision of information on the de-listing of an organisation Improving the statement of reasons

Appendix A – List of Submissions	(PDF 41KB)

Appendix B – Statement of Reasons – Ansar al-Islam (formerly Ansar al-Sunna)	(PDF 69KB)

Appendix C – Statement of Reasons – Asbat al-Ansar (AAA)	(PDF 50KB)

Appendix D – Statement of Reasons – Islamic Army of Aden (IAA)	(PDF 52KB)

Appendix E – Statement of Reasons – Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU)	(PDF 62KB)

Appendix F – Statement of Reasons – Lashkar-e Jhangvi (LeJ)	(PDF 55KB)

Appendix G – Statement of Reasons – Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM)	(PDF 58KB)

Appendix H – Newspaper Advertisement	(PDF 541KB)

Appendix I – Witnesses appearing at Private Hearing	(PDF 56KB)