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Summary Offences Act 1966
6CObjectives of Subdivision
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6C Objectives of Subdivision
The objectives of this Subdivision are—
(a) to maintain the fundamental right to engage in peaceful protest; and
(b) to protect the ability of persons to exercise that right without fear of violence; and
(c) to ensure that police can effectively investigate the commission of alleged offences at public protests, including by identifying the alleged offenders; and
(d) to promote public safety and to prevent violence at public protests; and
(e) to protect persons from harms that arise from the commission of offences at public protests, under the cover of anonymity, involving conduct that is likely to incite hatred, contempt, revulsion or ridicule.
New s. 6D inserted by No. 55/2025 s. 80.