A public forum was held yesterday as part of a collaborative project between the Griffith Law School, the Caxton Legal Centre, Queensland University of Technology and University of Queensland, to discuss whether vastly expanded police powers contained within the ‘G20 Safety and Security Bill’ (now before Parliament) are necessary. As a further increase of powers for Queensland Police, the introduction of the G20 (Safety and Security) Bill 2013 into Parliament has allowed for the approval of strip searches, in what has caused an uproar amongst various civil liberty groups within Queensland. The forum in Brisbane was introduced by Professor Bill McNeil from Griffith University Law School, and the discussion lasted over an hour in length. TOTT News was there. Read more: tottnews/2013/09/27/forum-held-in-brisbane-to-address-2014-g20-summit-police-powers/
Posted on: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 06:05:09 +0000
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