Death threats and nooses: How a pandemic bill sparked far-right protests
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What Are the Controversy Parts of the Bill?
Some of the contentious parts are that there doesn't need to be any cases of a pandemic in victoria for a pandemic declaration to be made. Some people have said that the power given to the minister is too broad, that they can make any order as well. I've been practising law for 20 years, and i've never seen 60 c cs sign a letter to express concerns about the operation of legislation. There's also a group of other barristers who've signed it, a letter independently from the victorian bar, who've also outlined their concerns. And you can see, i suppose, why some of those things would be significant.
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