National security watchdog calls for controversial terror laws to be dumped in scathing review

Abdul Nacer Benbrika became the first convicted terrorist subject to a continuing detention order in 2020. (ABC)

Controversial laws that allow courts to keep convicted terrorists in prison after their sentence has been completed should be dumped, according to the federal government's national security watchdog.

Terrorists deemed to pose an unacceptable risk of committing another offence can be held in prison beyond the completion of their sentence under Commonwealth law.