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Aboriginal teen’s death in prison would likely have been prevented if he’d seen a cardiologist, WA coroner finds.

Posted on News by Anne Charlton · August 11, 2022 2:21 PM

An Aboriginal teenager who died in prison from complications due to rheumatic heart disease would not have died if he had seen a specialist, a Western Australian coroner has found.

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Sydney Criminal Lawyers: Big Australian Retailers Sprung Collecting Customer’s Faceprints

Posted on NSWCCL in the media by NSW Council for Civil Liberties · August 03, 2022 1:30 PM

Sydney Criminal Lawyer's Paul Gregoire unpacks the implications of Peter Dutton's proposed nationwide facial recognition system. 

This system, known as the Capability, which would link up all federal and state citizen photo identification databases, so law enforcement could identify individuals in CCTV images in real time.

Dutton’s legislation in this regard was never voted through parliament. And various appraisals of the technology have found it is hopelessly flawed, especially when it comes to misidentifying people of colour and women. In fact, UK police found it misidentified subjects 95 percent of the time.

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Submission: Review of aspects of the Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988

Posted on Free speech, media freedoms, privacy & whistleblowing by NSW Council for Civil Liberties · August 01, 2022 5:40 PM

NSWCCL made a submission to the NSW's Committee on the Independent Commission Against Corruption regarding the Review of aspects of the Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988.

The risk of corruption is deeply concerning because, if not effectively checked, it threatens our democratic values and processes – including the rights and liberties of free and equal persons. This is why we support a strong and effective ICAC, appropriately constrained by safeguards for individual liberties and rights that are compatible with operational effectiveness.

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ABC: Blockade Australia climate activist must let police access phone

Posted on NSWCCL in the media by Anne Charlton · August 01, 2022 5:20 PM

NSW police are abusing their powers in imposing bail conditions on peaceful protestors that in effect, shut down political communication and freedom of speech.

NSWCCL President, Josh Pallas spoke with ABC’s Ariel Bogle about this extreme and unwarranted use of the Bail Act. "It is meant to stop people from not appearing in court, from committing other serious offences, or perceived danger to the community, or interfering with witnesses," he said of bail law. "They are peacefully protesting. Where is the threat to security?"

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NSWCCL: Bail conditions are being weaponised - Where will it end?

Posted on NSWCCL in the media by Anne Charlton · July 20, 2022 5:53 PM

The NSW Council for Civil Liberties has been advocating for the rights of protestors since 1963 and today we are living in some of the darkest times our members have seen.

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Move to restore territory rights in the first fortnight of the 47th Parliament

Posted on News by Anne Charlton · July 19, 2022 11:09 AM

Returning MPs for the federal electorates of Canberra, Alicia Payne, and Solomon, Luke Gosling, will stand up for Territory rights in the 47th federal parliament.  Ms Payne has confirmed that the new Labor government will allow the parliament to debate restoring territory rights in the upcoming first sitting fortnight.

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SMH: Experts criticise NSW police efforts to ‘censor’ Australian rappers

Posted on NSWCCL in the media by NSW Council for Civil Liberties · July 14, 2022 9:18 PM

Music industry figures and legal experts have criticised a proposal floated by NSW Police that would effectively censor certain forms of hip-hop music in Australia.

In an interview with The Daily Telegraph on Monday, NSW Police acting assistant commissioner Jason Weinstein suggested police would contact streaming platforms and ask them to remove music police believe incites violence or criminal activity.

NSW Council of Civil Liberties president Josh Pallas said police in the UK have been “quite effective” in employing take-down requests aimed at drill rappers, and such a move “has the capacity to be absolutely shocking”.

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The Daily Telegraph: Calls for Royal Commission and Federal ICAC to lift lid on ‘secrecy’

Posted on NSWCCL in the media by Anne Charlton · July 12, 2022 3:38 PM

Josh Pallas, President NSWCCL adds his voice to calls for the urgent establishment of a federal ICAC with power to investigate law enforcement officials in the wake of allegations about the AFP's handling of claims two alleged mafia assassins were behind the murder of former Assistant Commissioner Colin Winchester.

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Northern Beaches Review: Amnesty criticises NSW protest laws

Posted on NSWCCL in the media by NSW Council for Civil Liberties · July 09, 2022 4:28 PM

Amnesty International has criticised new anti-protest legislation in NSW, saying it has a "chilling effect on the freedom of assembly".

It says the severe bail conditions given to activists who were arrested during last week's climate protests show the laws are putting the right to protest under threat.

"The Bail Act was intended to ensure people attend court and should not be used to segregate people," NSW Council for Civil Liberties president Josh Pallas said.

"The right to protest is a vital ingredient in a healthy, vibrant democracy," he said.

"Peaceful protesters should not be met with forceful responses and periods of incarceration."

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NSWCCL Statement on Bernard Collaery

Posted on News by Anne Charlton · July 08, 2022 2:21 PM

Yesterday Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus ordered for the cessation of the prosecution of Bernard Collaery after last week agreeing that he was giving the matter “serious consideration” during an interview on ABC’s The Law Report.

NSW Council for Civil Liberties President, Josh Pallas said that NSWCCL has always maintained that Bernard Collaery should never have been prosecuted. “The Australian national security laws used to prosecute Bernard Collaery and Witness K are some of the most oppressive national security laws in the world.”

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