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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1994
THE
PUBLIC ORDER BILL INTRODUCED
TO
THE
THE
BILL 1994 RELATING ORDER PUBLIC
(AMENDMENT} REGULATION OF PUBLIC MEETINGS AND PROCESSIONS WAS INTRODUCED INTO LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MOVING
THE
SECOND
READING OF THE BILL,
THE
SECRETARY
FOR
ASSEMBLY AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC
SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, SAID THE BILL SOUGHT TO STRIKE THE RIGHT BALANCE BETWEEN AN INDIVIDUAL'S RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF FREEDOM OF
AND THE COMMUNITY'S NEED TO EXPRESSION ORDER AND TO ENSURE SAFETY.
PUBLIC SET OUT GATHERINGS
HE SAID TO ENSURE THAT THE REQUIREMENTS FOR MAINTAINING ORDER AND PUBLIC SAFETY WERE EASY TO UNDERSTAND, THE BILL
OF PUBLIC MORE CLEARLY THE PROCEDURES FOR ORGANISERS FOLLOW.
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COVERING THE
IN THE PRINCIPAL
HE SAID THE GENERAL CONDITIONS AND OBLIGATIONS HOLDING OF PUBLIC MEETINGS WERE NOW INCORPORATED ORDINANCE.
"WE HAVE STANDARDISED THE PROCEDURES AND CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE ORGANISATIONS OF PUBLIC MEETINGS AND PUBLIC PROCESSIONS.
REQUIREMENT
"IN PARTICULAR, WE PROPOSE TO REPLACE THE PREVIOUS FOR THE LICENSING OF PUBLIC PROCESSIONS WITH A REQUIREMENT FOR ADVANCE NOTIFICATION, WHICH ALREADY EXISTS FOR PUBLIC MEETING.
MR
RETAINED TO
A REQUIREMENT FOR
THE
ADVANCE FORCE
NOTIFICATION SAID ASPREY
TO EXERCISE FACILITATE
POLICE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ENSURING PUBLIC ORDER AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
WAS
ITS
ON
PUBLIC
MR ASPREY SAID THE BILL SPECIFIED MORE CLEARLY THE GROUNDS
ON IMPOSE CONDITIONS WHICH THE POLICE COULD PROHIBIT OR MEETINGS AND PROCESSIONS,
"WE PROPOSE THAT THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE SHOULD POWER TO IMPOSE CONDITIONS OR PROHIBIT THE HOLDING OF SUCH IN THE INTERESTS OF PUBLIC ORDER AND OF PUBLIC SAFETY ONLY."
HAVE THE GATHERINGS
INCREASE
HE ADDED THAT ONE OF THE PROPOSALS OF THE BILL WAS TO THE THRESHOLD NUMBER FOR REQUIRING NOTIFICATION OF PUBLIC MEETINGS AND PUBLIC PROCESSIONS.
HE
OF
SAID: "WE HAVE TAKEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO MODIFY A NUMBER
SEARCH, THE OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO POLICE POWERS ON STOP AND
AND THE DESIGNATION
REQUIREMENT
IDENTIFICATION.
AREAS,
то
PROVIDE
OF
CLOSED
OF 4(29)
THE OF A POLICE
"WE ARE ALSO PROPOSING THE REPEAL OF SECTION SUMMARY OFFENCES
WHICH REQUIRES THE ISSUE ORDINANCE, PERMEIT FOR THE USE OF LOUDHAILERS IN PUBLIC PLACES.
OF
NOISE CONTROL ORDINANCE "WB BELIEVE THAT PROVISIONS OF THE ADEQUATELY COVER THE PREVENTION OF NUISANCE, WHILE THE PROVISIONS
NOISE CONTROL ORDINANCE WILL COVER SUFFICIENTLY THE REQUIREMENTS OF PUBLIC ORDER."
THE
DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.
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