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We want your help to stop the Criminal Investigation Amendment Bill 2009. This Bill is currently under review in the Legislation Committee, and will be brought before parliament in early 2010.
If passed, these “stop and search” laws will remove one of your basic civil rights. Currently if a cop wants to search you, the police officer must be able to show they had ‘reasonable suspicion’ that you may be concealing objects pertaining to a crime.
This legislation proposes to remove the requirement of reasonable suspicion.
Removing the need for reasonable suspicion opens the door for unreasonable searches.
If this law passes, you can be searched in whatever area the police commissioner decides needs to be targeted.
There will be no parliamentary overview - and no legal defence for victims. Perth, Northbridge, Fremantle and wherever else the Commissioner decides will turn into police-run zones where you can be stopped, searched, stripped and scrutinised at the whim of whoever is on patrol.
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 stop this legislation!
- 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.
- Draft a submission to the Legislation Committee. Click LEGISLATION COMMITTEE to see how you can do this, and a draft of the submission on behalf of Search For Your Rights.
- Be informed about your legal rights and opposition to the bill. Click YOUR RIGHTS in the menu for links to Legal Services Australia, and WORK TOGETHER for other groups who oppose this legislation.
- STAY POSTED for future actions, protests and movements.
Search for your rights!
Rally For Your Rights This Tuesday
The rally is looming very close ahead now – this Tuesday, 20 April 12.30pm at Parliament House.
The stronger the turnout the greater the chance we can make a difference, so please come down and say NO to stop and search!
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FROM UWA:
Catch 102 bus from Mounts Bay Rd after Hackett Drive at 12:13pm
Get off at Mounts Bay Rd after Cliff St approx 12:21pm
Walk to Parliament House: up Cliff St, right on Malcolm St, then first left up Harvest Tce arrive 12:30.
FROM MURDOCH:
Catch 503 Bus from South St before Murdoch Drive at 11:41am to Murdoch Station
Catch the 11:52am train from Murdoch Station to Perth Underground station.
Catch Red Cat bus from the Perth Underground Station at 12:15pm.
Get off at Hay St Parliament stop, walk up Harvest Tce.
FROM CURTIN:
Catch 100 bus from Kent St after Beasley Av at 11:42am to Canning Bridge Station.
Catch 158 bus at 12:05pm to St Georges Tce.
Catch 103 bus from St Georges Tce Stands R & S at 12:22pm.
Get off at Malcolm St after Mitchell Fwy. Walk down Malcolm St, take first right onto Harvest Tce (5 minute walk)
FROM ECU MOUNT LAWLEY:
Catch 887 bus from Alexander Dr after Bradford St at 11:45am to Wellington St bus Station
Catch Red Cat bus from bus station at 12:15pm to Hay St Parliament House
Walk up Harvest Tce.
FROM ECU JOONDALUP:
Catch 465 bus from Joondalup Drive ECU at 11:20am to Joondalup station
Catch 11:39am train to Esplanade Station
Catch Red Cat bus from Esplanade station at 12:15pm
Get off Hay St Parliament House, walk up Harvest Tce.