The CTU strongly opposes this deeply undemocratic Bill. The explanatory note attached to this Bill makes a cynical attempt to frame the proposed amendment as being aligned with Article 17 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights which affirms the right to be free from arbitrary or unlawful interference with one’s privacy, family, and home. Lawful protest is not arbitrary; it is an exercise of a fundamental and democratic right that is enshrined in our Bill of Rights Act 1990.
Submission on the Summary Offences (Demonstrations Near Residential Premises) Amendment Bill
