Introduced in response to the Bondi beach terror attack, the laws give police powers to ban on protests for up to three months after a terrorist event
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The New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, has said it is up to the state’s police commissioner, Mal Lanyon, when to activate controversial new powers to ban protests – although he made it clear he would like them triggered quickly.
The new laws, were assented to on Wednesday after being passed in a late-night sitting of the NSW upper house and affirmed on Wednesday morning by the lower house.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/24/nsw-premier-police-commissioner-protest-ban-powers-bondi-shooting-terror-attack-ntwnfb
Author : Anne Davies
Publish date : 2025-12-24 04:06:00
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