(NZ Herald) A person associated with the Islamic State who is coming to New Zealand has been issued an “interim control order” under the Terrorism Suppression Act — the first order of its kind in this country.
In a High Court judgment on May 7, Justice Rebecca Ellis said the person, named R and who has name suppression, was associated with the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Isil) — also known as Isis — which was a “designated terrorist entity.”
R was currently detained overseas, was not entitled to remain there nor enter any other country.
“Repatriation to New Zealand is therefore inevitable,” Ellis said.
Subsequently, the police commissioner had sought an interim control order under the Terrorism Suppression (Control Orders) Act 2019, which would place a range of restrictions on the person, from travel ability to social media access.
