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Australia: Khalid Lodhi sentenced to 20-year imprisonment for preparatory offenses

Sep 16, 2006

On 23 August, Khalid Lodhi was sentenced to the maximum of 20 years’ imprisonment after he was convicted by a jury in June for his actions in preparation for a terrorist act. Lodhi sought information about chemicals capable of making explosives, collected maps of the...

Australia: Control order imposed on terrorist suspect after acquittal on terrorism charge

Sep 16, 2006

In the first use of an “interim control order” authorized under the 2005 anti-terrorist legislation, the Federal Magistrates Court ordered a terrorist suspect, Joseph Terrence Thomas, to stay within the city of Melbourne and imposed an evening curfew on him. This...

Australia: Renewal of intelligence agency’s power to question and detain non-suspects

Jun 16, 2006

On 13 June, the Australian Senate approved a bill extending for ten years the power of the Australia Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) to detain and question persons who are not criminal suspects but who might have information related to terrorism offences....

Australia: Review bodies recommend revision of anti-terrorism laws

Jun 16, 2006

On 29 May, the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC), reviewing the new sedition laws at the request by the Attorney-General (AG), recommended that the offence of “sedition” be replaced with “offences against political liberty and public order” and that the offence...

Australia: New wiretap powers passed by Parliament

Apr 16, 2006

On 30 March, Parliament passed the Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment Bill 2006, which gives law enforcement agencies the power to access phone calls, e-mails and text messages from individuals not suspected of being involved in any terrorist act, but who are...