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Move to ban extremist flags and insignia ‘overkill’: Law Council
Friday April 30, 2021
Criminal lawyers have warned parliament against overstepping the mark on making symbols and insignia illegal as police seek greater powers to fight extremism.
Islamic State flag waving on the wind
They have told a parliamentary committee that Islamic and Nazi “enthusiasts” should be allowed to own and display flags and insignia.
Richard Wilson SC, co-chair of the Law Council of Australia’s national criminal law committee, reminded the parliamentary inquiry into extremism that the Richardson review just two years ago urged “rigorous testing” of claims by…
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