The Legislative Council should reject the Hodgman government's proposed amended anti-protest legislation.
The proposed amendments to the Hodgman government’s controversial anti-protest laws do nothing to address the major concerns.
The Hodgman government must scrap its fundamentally flawed Workplaces (Protection from Protesters) Bill 2014.
Minister Harriss must withdraw his Workplaces (Protection from Protestors) Bill 2014 in light of the UN Human Rights Commission’s damning critique.
The government is refusing to confirm or deny whether advice was sought on the constitutionality of the Workplaces (Protection from Protesters) Bill 2014.
The Liberal government is refusing to listen to constitutional and legal experts.
The government’s anti-protest laws carry “...a high risk of capturing individuals who would not in any sense be characterised as extremist”.
After using constitutional uncertainty to justify voting against marriage equality, Premier Will Hodgman must now reconsider his draconian anti-protest laws.
Professor George Williams has described the Tasmanian Liberals’ anti-protest legislation as “...on quite shaky constitutional ground”.
The draconian anti-protest Bill tabled today by Minister for Resources Paul Harriss is worse than previously thought.