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ARTICLE · 20 JANUARY 2023

Terrorism-related offences: Entering or remaining in a declared area

Entering or remaining in a declared area is a Commonwealth offence, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.

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A woman is facing court over allegations she entered and remained in parts of Syria that were off-limits to Australians at the time.

It is alleged the 31-year old travelled to Syria in 2014 to join her husband in areas of the country under the control of Islamic State, a declared terrorist organisation of which her husband became a member the year prior. Police claim the woman was aware of her husband's activities at the time.

After her husband died in 2018, the woman was taken in at Al Roj Internally Displaced Persons Camp before returning to Australia in August 2022.

She is currently residing in the town of Young which is located in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales.

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