Australian federal responses to regional and global world order conflicts have been mainly highly effective, however to a significantly smaller extent, some responses have also shown to be limited in effectiveness in a number of cases. Australian federal responses to global world order conflicts include legislative responses such as the implementation of Commonwealth legislation in regards to global world order conflicts such as that involving ISIL as well as amendments to such legislation to address foreign fighters and Australians involved in these conflicts. On the other hand, Australian federal responses to regional world order conflicts …show more content…
The Act enables the suspension of the passports of ASIO suspects as well as the detaining of suspects upon reasonable grounds by Customs officers. Furthermore, the Act makes it illegal to travel to designated ‘no – go zones’ without a legitimate purpose, as well as outlining penalties and controls towards foreign fighters who return to Australia. The effectiveness of this legislative response is evident in the detaining of two brothers at Sydney Airport, “the boys aged 16 and 17 were detained on Friday on suspicion of attempting to prepare for incursions into foreign countries for the purpose of engaging in hostile activities” (ABC News, 9 March 2015). Despite this, this response has also shown to be lacking in effectiveness due to its …show more content…
Australia’s response to the conflict in East Timor included leading a multinational taskforce called the International Force for East Timor (INTERFET), in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 1264, which addressed the crisis in East Timor, where pro - Indonesian militia caused the mass murder of individuals in East Timor following the voting for independence from Indonesia by the East Timorese during a UN sponsored referendum in 1999. INTERFET’s role of establishing order in East Timor was successfully achieved, with the taskforce restoring order within a few weeks and the last of the Indonesian troops leaving East Timor on the 1st November 1999. INTERFET was also a highly effective and successful response as it allowed for the establishment of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET), which was given the task of exercising legislative and executive authority and helping East Timor prepare for a self – government, ensuring long – term stability and peace following the conflict. The effectiveness of this response to a regional world order conflict in East Timor is evident in an article, “The intensity of military operations in East