Terrorism Suppression Act 2002
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The Terrorism Suppression Act 2002 is a piece of anti-terrorism legislation
from New Zealand
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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. It was amended in late 2007.
Anti-terrorism legislation
Anti-terrorism legislation designs various types of laws passed in the aim of fighting terrorism. They usually, if not always, follow specific bombings or assassinations...
from New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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In the first test of the Act, during the 2007 New Zealand anti-terror raids
2007 New Zealand anti-terror raids
The 2007 New Zealand anti-terror raids were a series of armed police raids conducted on Monday, 15 October 2007, in response to the discovery of an alleged paramilitary training camp deep in the Urewera mountain range near the town of Ruatoki in the eastern Bay of Plenty...
, the Solicitor-General declined to press charges under it, because the legislation was too complex. It was amended in late 2007.