Freedom from unreasonable search and seizure

August 30, 2024

Submission: Land Transport (Drug Driving) Amendment Bill

The Council opposes the Land Transport (Drug Driving) Amendment Bill as an unwarranted intrusion on our civil liberties to implement a regime that fails in its stated purpose. Keep reading

Submissions

May 13, 2024

Privacy Commission Biometrics Consultation

The Council believes that biometric processing is a significant threat to our liberties and our democracy. The Council re-iterates our call for a ban on Remote Biometric Identification (RBI). The Council recommends that a biometrics code under the Privacy Act should not be adopted. Keep reading

Submissions

April 6, 2024

Submission: Firearms Prohibition Orders Legislation Amendment Bill

The Council condemns this bill in the strongest terms. The word for Police interactions “without having reasonable grounds to suspect that any offence has been, is being, or will be committed” is harassment. Keep reading

Submissions

March 13, 2024

Ram Raids Bill Oral Submission

The Attorney General has decided that this bill can not be justified in a free and democratic society. That’s a serious condemnation from a trusted source. The Council urges the committee to kill this bill. Keep reading

Freedom from unreasonable search and seizure

Submission: Land Transport (Drug Driving) Amendment Bill

Privacy Commission Biometrics Consultation

Submission: Firearms Prohibition Orders Legislation Amendment Bill

Ram Raids Bill Oral Submission

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