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legislation expands sydney police powers to cope with rioting

posted by [personal profile] maelorin at 11:34pm on 16/12/2005 under ,

JURIST : Australia : legislation expands Sydney police powers to cope with rioting
Jeannie Shawl  Thursday, December 15, 2005

The Parliament of New South Wales passed laws in an emergency session Thursday allowing Sydney police to "lockdown" parts of the city if necessary in order to stop racial unrest. The new legislation also increases jail sentences for rioting and affray and expands police power, providing the authority to stop and search people and vehicles, ban alcohol, and seize vehicles and mobile phones. The Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment [legislative materials] was enacted in reaction to two days of race riots in Sydney that occurred earlier this week. Though the past two nights have been calm, there have been increased police patrols and there are calls for violence this weekend.

Reuters has more.
From Australia, the Daily Telegraph has local coverage.

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posted by [identity profile] paigedayspring.livejournal.com at 08:37pm on 16/12/2005
Oh shit! I forgot you were in Australia! And I have another flister there (who I don't hear from often anyway) who I should check up on.

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posted by [personal profile] maelorin at 11:40pm on 16/12/2005
in australia is about right ... :)

*waves to the funny people clinging precariously to the wrong side fo the globe* ... *wink*



australia is pretty much the size of continental u.s.a. - with the population of california clinging to the edges ... some of that population more clingly than others.
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posted by [identity profile] paigedayspring.livejournal.com at 11:51pm on 16/12/2005
LOL
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posted by [identity profile] velvetink.livejournal.com at 04:45pm on 17/12/2005
and they banned going to the beach here on the central coast too this weekend. pffft!
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and suddenly they want people back.

posted by [personal profile] maelorin at 08:39am on 19/12/2005
something about it being bad for people there not to have people there.
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posted by [identity profile] windypoint.livejournal.com at 01:37am on 19/12/2005
Hi.

I'm adding you to my flist. I read the flist of the Adelaidean's group every so often, and find your posts interesting.
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posted by [personal profile] maelorin at 08:53am on 19/12/2005
sure. why not :)

not all of my posts are so enlightening ;)

just a heads up ...
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