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ARTICLE · 22 SEPTEMBER 2008

Legal Update: Terror Trial Wake Up Call For Occupational Security

Norton Rose Fulbright Australia
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The recent terror trials are a sobering reminder that the threat of terrorist attack in Australia is unfortunately very real. Companies need to proactively manage that risk.

AustraliaGovernment, Public Sector
Michael Tooma (Formerly With Norton Rose Fulbright Australia)
Michael Tooma (Formerly With Norton Rose Fulbright Australia)
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Legal Update: Terror Trial Wake Up Call For Occupational Security

The recent terror trials are a sobering reminder that the threat of terrorist attack in Australia is unfortunately very real. Companies need to proactively manage that risk.

This week decisions have been handed down by a jury in relation to the 12 men accused of 27 individual counts of terrorist organisation related offences. Five of the men were each found guilty of intentionally being a member of a terrorist organisation knowing it was a terrorist organisation. One of the men was convicted of intentionally directing the activities of the terrorist organisation, knowing that it was a terrorist organisation, possessing a compact disc that was connected with preparation for a terrorist act, knowing of that connection in addition to being a member of a terrorist organisation.

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