Three terrorist suspects will challenge before the High Court the application of a provision of the 2005 anti-terrorism law, which retrospectively removes the need for prosecutors to prove a suspect was planning a specific terrorist act. On 7 February, the New South Wales Supreme Court dismissed a constitutional challenge by five media organizations against the National Security Information Act, which allows for closed trials of terrorist suspects.
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