New Zealand currently has 18 non-UN listed entities designated in support of UN Security Council Resolution 1373. Non-UN listed entities have been designated by New Zealand since 10 February 2010.
Cabinet refined the agreed process for proposed designations of non-UN listed entities in October 2010. This paper sets out the legal framework and process for terrorist designations under the TSA after October 2010 and explains the Prime Minister’s discretion in making terrorist designations.
The legal framework and process for terrorist designations [PDF 41KB]
The statement of cases outlining the reasons for the designation of these entities are listed below. As these designations expire three years after designation unless revoked or renewed before this time, the statements of case outlining the reasons for renewing designations are also listed below. The renewals to the terrorist designation have been made pursuant to section 35 of the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002. Please note, the list of aliases listed below may not be exhaustive.
Terrorist entity | Date of designation as a terrorist entity in New Zealand, including and statement of case for designation | Date terrorist designation was renewed in New Zealand, including statement of case for renewal of designation | ||
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Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades (AAMB) Also known as Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade, Al-Aqsa Intifada Martyrs’ Group, Al-Aqsa Brigades, Martyrs of Al-Aqsa Group, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Battalion, Armed Militias of the Al-Aqsa Martyr Battalions. |
15 December 2010 |
26 September 2016 2 October 2013
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Al-Shabaab Also known as Al-Shabaab al-Islamiya, Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen, Mujahidin Youth Movement, Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement or Young Mujahideen Movement in Somalia.
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10 February 2010 |
2 February 2016 11 February 2013
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Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis Also known as ABM, Jamaat Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, Ansar Jerusalem, Jamaat Ansar al-Dalwa al-Islamiyya fi Bayt Al Maqdis, Supporters of the Holy House, Mu'tassim Billah Battalion, Group of Partisans of Jerusalem, Sinai Peninsula and Wilaya of Sinai of the Islamic State.
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4 May 2015 |
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Continuity Irish Republican Army (CIRA) Also known as Continuity IRA. |
11 October 2010 |
26 September 2016 2 October 2013
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Ejercito de Liberacion Nacional (ELN) Also known as Army of National Liberation, National Liberation Army / NLA. |
15 December 2010 |
26 September 2016 2 October 2013
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Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) Also known as Basque Fatherland and Liberty or Euzkadi Ta Askatasuna.
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10 February 2010 |
9 February 2016 11 February 2013
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Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) Also known as Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
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10 February 2010 |
2 February 2016 11 February 2013
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Harakat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami, Bangladesh (HUJI-B) Also known as Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami Bangladesh, Islami Dawat-e-Kafela (IDEK), Harakat ul-Jihad e Islami Bangladesh, Harkatul-Jihad-al-Islam, Harkatul Jihad, Harakat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami, Harkat-ul-Jehad-al-Islami or Harakat-ul-Jihad-Islami Bangladesh.
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15 December 2010 |
26 September 2016 2 October 2013
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Indian Mujahideen (IM) Also known as Indian Mujahidin. |
11 October 2010 |
26 September 2016 2 October 2013
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Islamic Resistance (IR) Also known as Al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya, Military Wing of Lebanese Hizballah, Military Wing of Hezbollah, Military Wing |
11 October 2010 |
26 September 2016 2 October 2013
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Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades (IQB) Also known as the Military wing of Hamas, Ezzedeen Al-Qassam Brigades (EQB) or Izz al-Din Al-Qassem Brigades (IQB) |
11 October 2010 |
26 September 2016 2 October 2013
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Jaish Al-Adl JAA, formerly designated under description Jundallah; also known as Jaysh al-Adl, Jeysh al-Adl, Army of Justice, Peoples’ Resistance Movement of Iran (PRMI), Jonbesh-I Moqavemat-i-Mardom-I Iran, Popular Resistance Movement of Iran, Soldiers of God, Fedayeen-e-Islam, Former Jundallah of Iran, Jundullah, Jondullah, Jondollah, Jondallah, Army of God (God’s Army), and Baloch Peoples’ Resistance Movement (BPRM).
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12 September 2011 |
13 July 2017 20 July 2014 |
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New People’s Army/Communist Party of the Philippines (NPA/CPP) Also known as New People's Army and the Communist Party of the Philippines. |
11 October 2010 |
26 September 2016 2 October 2013
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Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) Also known as Islamic Jihad, Islamic Jihad (in/of) Palestine, Islamic Jihad – Palestine Faction and Islamic Holy War, Palestinian Islamic Jihad – Shaqaqi Faction, Palestinian Islamic Jihad – Shallah Faction, Harakat al-Jihad al Islami fi Filistin, Jihad al-Islami, Abu Ghunaym Squad of the Hizballah Bayt al-Maqdis, al-Quds Brigades, Saraya al-Quds (Jerusalem Battalions/The Jerusalem Brigades), Saraya al-Mujihadeen or Al-Awdah Brigades, al-Quds Squads, Islamic Jihad Palestine (IJP)
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11 October 2010 |
26 September 2016 2 October 2013 |
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Partiya Karkeren Kurdistan (PKK) Also known as Kurdistan Workers Party, Kongra Gel, Kongra Gele Kurdistan, Kurdistan Labour Party and Kurdistan People's Congress.
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10 February 2010 |
2 February 2016 11 February 2013 |
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Real Irish Republican Army (RIRA) Also known as Real IRA, New IRA. |
11 October 2010 |
26 September 2016 2 October 2013
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Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front (DHPK/C) Also known as Devrimci Halk Kurtuluş Partisi-Cephesi, Devrimci Sol (Revolutionary Left) and Dev Sol.
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12 September 2011 |
13 July 2017 20 July 2014 |
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The Shining Path Also known as SP, Sendero Luminoso, The Peruvian Communist Party, PCP-SL, PCP, SL, Partido Comunista del Peru en el Sendero Luminoso de Jose Carlos Mariategui, Communist Party of Peru on the Shining Path of Jose Carlos Mariategui, Partido Comunista del Peru, Communist Party of Peru, The Communist Party of Peru by the Shining Path of Jose Carlos Mariategui and Marxism, Leninism, Maoism and the Thoughts of Chairman Gonzalo, Revolutionary Student Front for the Shining Path of Mariategui, Communist Party of Peru - By Way of the Shining Path of Mariategui, PCP - por el Sendero Luminoso de Mariategui, Ejercito Guerrillero Popular, Ejercito Popular de Liberacion, EGP, EPL, People’s Aid of Peru, People’s Guerrilla Army and People’s Liberation Army. |
12 September 2011 |
13 July 2017 20 July 2014 |