| Terrorism Suppression Act 2002 | |
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Parliament of New Zealand |
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| Long title/ Purpose |
The purpose of this Act is— (a) to make further provision in New Zealand law for the suppression of terrorism; and (b) to make provision to implement in New Zealand law New Zealand's obligations under— (i) the Bombings Convention; and (ii) the Financing Convention; and (iii) the Anti-terrorism Resolution; and (iv) the Nuclear Material Convention; and (v) the Plastic Explosives Convention; and (vi) the Nuclear Terrorism Convention; and (c) to make further provision to implement, in part, the Al-Qaida and the Taliban Sanctions Resolutions.[1] |
| Dates | |
| Date of Royal Assent | 17 October 2002 |
| Other legislation | |
| Status: Current legislation | |
The Terrorism Suppression Act 2002 is a piece of anti-terrorism legislation from New Zealand.
In the first test of the Act, during the 2007 New Zealand anti-terror raids, the Solicitor-General declined to press charges under it, because the legislation was too complex.[2] It was amended in late 2007.[3]