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David Mejia-Canales
@davidHRLC
Senior lawyer @humanrightsHRLC working on protecting democratic freedoms. DMs not often checked. #ProtectProtest πΈπ»π³οΈβπ
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May 19, 2023
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EXPLAINER: Why people are worried about SA's new anti-protest laws, and why you should be too.
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π©πΎββοΈ What these laws do: they increase the penalties for "obstructing a public place" So let's start by defining what a public place is at law
#ProtectProtest
#AusLaw
#AusPol
S4 Summary Offences Act SA defines it as:
π©πΎβπ¦½A place to which free access is permitted to the public (like parks, civic squares etc.)
ποΈA place to which the public are admitted on payment of money (stadiums or cinemas etc)
π£οΈ A road, street, footway etc.
legislation.sa.gov.au/lz?path=%2Fc%2β¦