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Bill: Police (Crowd Dispersal) Amendment Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Judicial Union Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: December 2566
Description[?]:
| An act to limit the powers of the police to crowd dispersal. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The citizens' right to assemble in public.
Old value:: The police may disperse a group if they believe it poses a potential risk to public safety.
Current: The police may disperse a group if they believe it poses a potential risk to public safety.
Proposed: There are no restrictions on the right of citizens to assemble in groups.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:31:05, April 24, 2008 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Police (Crowd Dispersal) Amendment Act |
| Message | Freedom of peaceful assembly is important to the very function of our democracy. Until a person commits a crime, they should not be punished by being forced to move along. It would be completely morally wrong to imprison a person just because they may commit a crime, we have a presumption of innocence in this country. The current law is analogous to doing just that. |
| Date | 16:22:51, April 24, 2008 CET | From | Tukarali Graenix Party | To | Debating the Police (Crowd Dispersal) Amendment Act |
| Message | I think there was an option that said something about a state of emergency. I would have supported that. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 167 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 268 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 65 |
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