The Green Party will be abstaining on this bill, because on the one hand the Green Party supports the main purpose of the bill, which is to assist bringing to justice those believed to be responsible
Green Party Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Keith Locke says there is a creeping erosion of our civil liberties under the Counter-Terrorism Bill, introduced into Parliament today.
There has been a good discussion in the House over the stages of this debate, from the second reading, through the Committee stages, to the debate we are having today.