32 No. 21
Prevention of Terrorism
(4) Seven days after service under subsection (2) or as soon as
practicable thereafter, the Minister or a person authorized by him shall(a) file a copy of the certificate in the Court for determination under
subsection (5); and
(b) cause the applicant or registered trustees to be served, personally
or by registered letter sent to its last known address, with a notice
informing it of the filing of the certificate.
(5) Upon the filing of a certificate in the Court under subsection (4),
it shall(a) examine in chambers, the information, including any security or
criminal or intelligence reports, considered by the Minister before signing the certificate, and hear any evidence or information
is admissible and may, on the request of the Minister, hear all or
part of that evidence or information in the absence of the applicant or registered trustees, if the Court is of the opinion that the
disclosure of the information would be prejudicial to national
security or endanger the safety of any person.
(b) provide the applicant or the registered charity with a statement
summarising the information available to the Court so as to enable the applicant or the registered charity to be reasonably
informed of the circumstances giving rise to the certificate, without disclosing any information the disclosure of which would, in
the Court opinion, be prejudicial to national security or endanger the safety of any person,
(e) provide the applicant or registered charity with a reasonable
opportunity to be heard; and
(d) determine whether the certificate is reasonable on the basis of all
the information available to the Court or if found not reasonable,
quash it.
(6) Where the Court determines, under subsection (5), that a certificate is reasonable, the Minister shall cause the certificate to be published in the Gazette.
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(7) A certificate determined to be reasonable under subsection (5),
shall be deemed for all purposes to be sufficient grounds for the refusal
of the application for registration of the charity referred to in the certificate or the revocation of the registration of the charity referred to in the
certificate.
2002
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