Cho ices , ▁over ▁their ▁claims ▁at ▁a ▁Q ▁Society ▁event ▁that ▁the ▁hal al ▁cert ification ▁in ▁Australia ▁is ▁cor rupt ▁and ▁funds ▁" the ▁push ▁for ▁sh aria ▁law ▁in ▁Australia ", ▁claim ing ▁that ▁El - M ou el hy ▁was ▁port rayed ▁as ▁" part ▁of ▁a ▁consp i racy ▁to ▁destroy ▁Western ▁civil isation ▁from ▁within " ▁and ▁" reason ably ▁sus pected ▁of ▁providing ▁financial ▁support ▁to ▁terror ist ▁organis ations ". ▁El - M ou el hy ▁claimed ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁def amed ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁the ▁proceed s ▁of ▁hal al ▁cert ification . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁case ▁was ▁settled ▁out ▁of ▁court , ▁and ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁settlement ▁agreement , ▁Smith ▁and ▁the ▁Q ▁Society ▁public ly ▁apolog ised ▁and ▁agreed ▁to ▁display ▁notice ▁of ▁the ▁settlement ▁on ▁their ▁respective ▁websites ▁for ▁one ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁claims ▁made ▁by ▁Smith ▁and ▁Hal al Cho ices , ▁officials ▁from ▁the ▁Australian ▁C riminal ▁Int elligence ▁Commission ▁have ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁commission ▁has ▁been ▁on ▁" height ened ▁look out " ▁for ▁links ▁between ▁hal al ▁cert ifiers ▁and ▁terror ism ▁since ▁the ▁issue ▁sur fac ed ▁last ▁year , ▁but ▁has ▁" not ▁found ▁any ▁direct ▁link ages ", ▁an ▁inqu iry ▁has ▁heard . ▁Furthermore , ▁a ▁Senate ▁inqu iry ▁into ▁food ▁cert ification ▁assert ed ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁" no ▁link " ▁between ▁the ▁religious ▁appro val ▁process ▁and ▁extrem ist