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Terrorism Suppression Bill submissions w/ Geoff McLay: November 15, 2019

Terrorism Suppression Bill submissions w/ Geoff McLay: November 15, 2019

Terrorism Suppression Bill submissions w/ Geoff McLay: November 15, 2019 Terrorism Suppression Bill submissions w/ Geoff McLay: November 15, 2019 , 18.44 MB
Friday, November 15, 2019

Parliamentary submissions on the Terrorism Suppression (Control Orders) Bill were open recently, from the 6th to the 10th of November. The New Zealand Law Society presented its submission to Parliament’s Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Select Committee yesterday, highlighting a number of concerns about the Bill's substance, as well as the urgency with which it has proceeded. 

The Bill was introduced last month by Justice Minister Andrew Little to impose restrictions on New Zealanders suspected of terrorism-related activity overseas attempting to return home. This came shortly after Prime Minister Jacinda Arden warned extremist Mark Taylor (who is currently believed to be detained in Syria) that if he came back to New Zealand he would face “the full force of the law”

Producer Bronwyn Wilde spoke to Geoff McLay of the New Zealand Law Society about their submissions. He began by noting the Bill's blurring of the realms of criminal and civil law.