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Social Security (Declared Overseas Terrorist Act) Declaration 2016 – Brussels

Social Security Act 1991

I, MALCOLM BLIGH TURNBULL, Prime Minister, make this declaration under subsection 35B(1) of the Social Security Act 1991.

Dated         6 May 2016

MALCOLM BLIGH TURNBULL

Prime Minister
1 Name of declaration
  This declaration is the Social Security (Declared Overseas Terrorist Act) Declaration 2016 – Brussels.
2 Commencement
  This declaration commences on the day after this instrument is registered.
3 Definitions
  In this declaration:
  Act means the Social Security Act 1991.
  terrorist act has the same meaning as in subsection 100.1(1) of the Criminal Code.
4 Declared overseas terrorist act
  For the purposes of subsection 35B(1) of the Act, the following terrorist acts are declared overseas terrorist acts:
        (1)   the bombings in Brussels, Belgium on 22 March 2016 at the following locations:
              1. two bomb attacks at approximately 7.58am (local time) at the departure check-in area at Brussels Zaventem Airport, and
             2. a bomb attack at approximately 9.15am (local time) on a train near Maelbeek Metro station, Brussels.