Tasmania to focus anti-protest laws on anti-forestry and mining activists Government responds to backlash by moving amendments to ensure the bill only protects industries ‘vulnerable to protest action’ The Tasmanian government is moving to amend controversial anti-protest laws to more specifically target anti-forestry and mining activists. The Protection from Protesters bill, which passed Tasmania’s lower house in June, proposed fining demonstrators who “prevent, hinder, or obstruct the carrying out of a business activity” up to $10,000. Second and repeat offenders would face mandatory jail terms of up to two years.
Posted on: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 16:36:10 +0000
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