Ban on Symbols for Prohibited Organisations and New Laws for State-Sponsored Terrorism

Crimes Amendment (Prohibited Organisation Symbols) Bill 2026

1st House

2nd House

Law

Introduced by: Michael Daley (ALP)

Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

the offence of displaying prohibited organisation symbols now applies to any prohibited organisation — not only those officially designated as terrorist organisations
police can direct a person they reasonably suspect of displaying a prohibited symbol to stop doing so, and failure to comply is an offence
the offence is tried in the Local Court (summarily) unless the prosecution elects to take it to a higher court
NSW counter-terrorism laws are extended to cover state sponsors of terrorism and state terrorist acts, as newly defined in Commonwealth law

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