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Review of the re-listing of Hamas' Brigades, PKK, LeT and PIJ as terrorist organisations

17 November 2009

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Preliminary Pages	(PDF 109KB)
Membership of the Committee Committee Secretariat Terms of reference List of recommendations

Chapter 1 Introduction	(PDF 111KB)
The Government’s procedures Procedural comments Committee comment on submissions 4, 8 and 9

Chapter 2 The Listings	(PDF 226KB)
The criteria for listing an organisation ASIO’s guidelines Hamas’ Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades (the Brigades) 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 Conclusion Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) Kurdish Self Determination and the PKK The impact of listing the PKK on the Australian Kurdish Community Informing the Kurdish community of the listing Engagement in Terrorism The PKK and Article 96 paragraph 3 of the First Additional Protocol to the Geneva Convention Ideology and 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 Conclusion Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) Engagement in Terrorism Ideology and 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 Conclusion Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) Engagement in Terrorism Ideology and 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 Conclusion

Appendix A – List of submissions	(PDF 39KB)

Appendix B - Witnesses appearing at private hearing	(PDF 47KB)

Appendix C - Newspaper Advertisement	(PDF 101KB)

Appendix D - Statement of Reasons – Hamas’ Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades (the Brigades)	(PDF 53KB)

Appendix E - Statement of Reasons – Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)	(PDF 56KB)

Appendix F - Statement of Reasons – Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT)	(PDF 49KB)

Appendix G - Statement of Reasons – Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)	(PDF 45KB)