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Buckley's!

Buckley's! - Ken Buckley's autobiography. Read more...


 

 

 

    
Bail Reform and Civil Liberties

The Council for Civil Liberties has initiated a campaign to restore rights which were provided for in the past by the Bail Act but which have been gradually eroded over the past thirty years. The public should be deeply concerned at this decline in their civil liberties. Read More...

Civil Liberties' concern over city of sydney CCTV program

The NSW Council for Civil Liberties is deeply concerned about the excessive usage of CCTV cameras. NSWCCL, together with Privacy NSW, NSW Police and Council, has participated in the review of guidelines conducted by City of Sydney Safety Camera Audit Committee.Read more...


United Nations Calls for Aussie Bill of Rights
The UN Committee against Torture has called for an Australian Bill of Rights, an end to mandatory immigration detention and a review of the Supermax prison at Goulburn. Read more...

 

recent CCL submissions...

» Submission to Scrutiny of Bills Committee into its own function and practice (March 2010)

» Submission on Measures to Increase Accountability and Transparency for RC Materia
(February 2010)

» Freedom of Information Bill 2009 (January 2010)

» Further Independant Review of Part 1D of the Crimes Act 1914 (January 2010)



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