Monthly Archives: March, 2007

Terrorism Bill takes out due process

The Terrorism Suppression Amendment Bill, introduced into Parliament today, is a further attack on our civil liberties, Green Party Human Rights Spokesperson Keith Locke says.

Police loosening criteria for taser use

Green Party MP Keith Locke is concerned that Police appear to have loosened the criteria for taser use, so that it is now being used simply to make an arrest easier.

Greens ask Police to admit they were wrong

Green Party Police Spokesperson Keith Locke is asking the Police to admit responsibility for wrongly stopping an accredited parliamentary press gallery journalist from doing his job at a media event in the Beehive.

Terrorism Suppression Amendment Bill – First Reading

KEITH LOCKE (Green): The Green Party is disappointed that the Government has come forward with the Terrorism Suppression Amendment Bill.