Category Archives: News

RTRFM: Alex Cassie Interviewed on Committee Findings

By admin | Published: October 26, 2010
On Monday 25 October, RTRFM interviewed Search For Your Rights organiser Alex Cassie. Listen to it here (interview begins about ten minutes in).
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Write to Your Upper House Nationals!

By admin | Published: October 24, 2010
Premier Barnett intends to push forward with the ‘stop and search’ bill despite the committee’s findings that it has no justification and no possible benefit. The good news is that only two more upper house Nationals have to vote with Mia Davies against the bill and it will be stopped once and for all. Please [...]
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ABC: Stop and search laws rejected by committee

By admin | Published: October 24, 2010
ABC Online reports that a Government-led parliamentary committee has rejected the proposed stop and search laws, arguing that there is no justification for giving police extra powers. Read the full article here.
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MEDIA ALERT – Press Conference

By admin | Published: October 21, 2010
MEDIA ALERT – SEARCH FOR YOUR RIGHTS PARLIAMENT HOUSE STEPS 12.45pm – 1pm With the rejection of the Government’s Criminal Investigation Amendment Bill 2009 (the “stop & search” legislation) by a Legislative Council committee this morning, there no longer remains any basis for this legislation to proceed. ‘Search for Your Rights’, a bi-partisan, non-profit group [...]
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Ten Things You Should Know

By admin | Published: October 9, 2010
On October 22nd the Legislation Committee will be handing down its findings on the ‘stop and search’ bill. This bill proposes to remove the requirement of “reasonable suspicion” for police to search you. You can help prevent this bill becoming law. Too few people know that this bill exists, let alone the severe consequences it [...]
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Search for Your Rights opposes Prohibitive Behaviour Orders

By admin | Published: September 9, 2010
Search for your Rights today joined a host of other community voices in condemning the Barnett Government’s Prohibitive Behaviour Order legislation as a failed gimmick that has been abandoned in the only other jurisdiction it has been tried, Director Alex Cassie said today. “We know from the United Kingdom’s experience where 61% per cent of [...]
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Parliament Returns Next Week, Make Yourself Heard!

By admin | Published: August 5, 2010
It’s time to start writing your letters to ‘The West Australian’.  State Parliament is returning next week and we need to make sure that our rights are not forgotten in the midst of all the excitement over deciding between “moving forward” and an “action plan”. It is important for us all to make an effort [...]
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Flash Mob for your Rights

By admin | Published: June 16, 2010
Findings on the Barnett Government’s controversial ‘stop and search’ legislation will be handed down from an upper house committee this Thursday. Search for Your Rights Convener, Alex Cassie, urged Western Australians to remain vigilant against the legislation. “It is vitally important that we show the Police Minister and the Barnett Government that despite delaying the [...]
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Flash Mob For Your Rights!

By admin | Published: June 12, 2010
The Legislation Committee will be handing down their findings on stop and search laws on June 17. So get ready to flash…mob! (No actual flashing please: stripping is reserved for real police searches only!) To show your disgust at these proposed laws, come down to Murray St Mall and be prepared to “spread ‘em” against [...]
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CRUCIAL INFORMATION

By pearl | Published: May 4, 2010
Members of the government are also beginning to question the ‘stop and search’ legislation, be it in the Committee hearings or in private. We must encourage them in their doubts. We must show them that if they oppose the legislation they will have our support. Any vote against the legislation is crucial. Please send an [...]
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    • We want your help to protect civil rights in our society. The freedom to associate; freedom from arbitrary police attention; freedom of speech; and freedom of movement can all too easily be removed from our lives. The appearance of being ‘tough on crime’ all too often masks an inability of government to properly deal with social problems, and takes rights away from the people the government is intended to serve.
    • Search For Your Rights was originally founded to stop the Criminal Investigation Amendment Bill 2009 known as ‘stop and search’ laws. This Bill was rejected by the Legislative Council after eleven months of investigation found that the bill has no justification or benefit.
    • This legislation proposed to remove the requirement of reasonable suspicion. Removing the need for reasonable suspicion opens the door for unreasonable searches.
    • That bill failed to pass into law: thanks to the opposition of the community.
    • But bills like this keep on coming. The CHOGM Special Regulations and the Criminal Organisation Control Bill 2011 are just two recent examples.
    • These bills remove accountability and defence for victims; and they attack the cornerstones of our justice system. The Criminal Organisation Control Bill 2011 is not ‘anti-bikie’- it is anti-association.
    • We respect police, and we understand that they have a difficult job.  However, these laws will not increase safety.
    • Instead they will push the problem into different areas, decrease respect for police, and find nothing that the police do not already have the powers to find.

    • Are you ready to have your rights sacrificed for nothing?

    • You can help to protect your rights!
    • Write letters and emails to the Premier Colin Barnett, the Police Minister Rob Johnson or to your local MP. Click on the VOICE YOUR VIEWS link to see the addresses you can send your email to, or if you’re in a hurry send our form letter.
    • Be informed about your rights and opposition to arbitrary bills. Click YOUR RIGHTS in the menu for links to Legal Services Australia, and WORK TOGETHER for other groups who oppose this legislation.
    • The Criminal Investigation Amendment Bill 2009 was rejected by the Legislation Committee. If bills we oppose are in the Committee then anyone can make a submission to have their views heard. Click LEGISLATION COMMITTEE to see how you can do this.
    • STAY POSTED for future actions, protests and movements. Join our facebook group, visit this site regularly, or email searchforyourrights@gmail.com to get involved!

    • Search for your rights!