Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00060:section:8:p13
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Provision Reference: s 8 (pt 13/16)
Character Range: 365265–368036

Part VII of the Family Law Act 1975) of a third person; or
 (h) a guardian or carer of the first person.
member of an organisation includes:
 (a) a person who is an informal member of the organisation; and
 (b) a person who has taken steps to become a member of the organisation; and
 (c) in the case of an organisation that is a body corporate—a director or an officer of the body corporate.
recruit includes induce, incite and encourage.
terrorist organisation means:
 (a) an organisation that is directly or indirectly engaged in, preparing, planning, assisting in or fostering the doing of a terrorist act; or
 (b) an organisation that is specified by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph (see subsections (2), (2A) and (4B) and section 102.1AA).

Definition of advocates
 (1A) In this Division, an organisation advocates the doing of a terrorist act if:
 (a) the organisation directly or indirectly counsels, promotes, encourages or urges the doing of a terrorist act; or
 (b) the organisation directly or indirectly provides instruction on the doing of a terrorist act; or
 (c) the organisation directly praises the doing of a terrorist act in circumstances where there is a substantial risk that such praise might have the effect of leading a person (regardless of his or her age or any mental impairment that the person might suffer) to engage in a terrorist act.

Terrorist organisation regulations
 (2) Before the Governor‑General makes a regulation specifying an organisation for the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of terrorist organisation in this section, the AFP Minister must be satisfied on reasonable grounds that the organisation:
 (a) is directly or indirectly engaged in, preparing, planning, assisting in or fostering the doing of a terrorist act; or
 (b) advocates the doing of a terrorist act.
 (2A) Before the Governor‑General makes a regulation specifying an organisation for the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of terrorist organisation in this section, the AFP Minister must arrange for the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives to be briefed in relation to the proposed regulation.
 (4) If:
 (a) an organisation is specified by regulations made for the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of terrorist organisation in this section; and
 (b) the AFP Minister ceases to be satisfied of either of the following (as the case requires):
 (i) that the organisation is directly or indirectly engaged in, preparing, planning, assisting in or fostering the doing of a terrorist act;
 (ii) that the organisation advocates the doing of a terrorist act;
the AFP Minister must, by written notice published in the Gazette, make a declaration to the effect that the AFP Minister has ceased to