Briefings What price security? : taking stock of Australia's anti-terror laws
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Book
Authors
ISBN 10
086840909X
ISBN 13
9780868409092
LCCN
KU 4352 .L96
DDC
345.9402
Category
Australia and New Zealand
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Publication Year
2006
Publisher
UNSW Press, Australia
Pages
95 pages
Subject
Australia
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Abstract
In this timely and important book, Andrew Lynch and George Williams provide a clear and accessible guide to the major components of Australia's anti-terrorism laws and their effects. They show readers:
• what constitutes a crime of terrorism in Australia
• what powers our main intelligence agency has to question and detain members of the community
• what happens when the authorities seek a control order or an order of preventative detention over an individual
• what speech risks making a person liable for the crime of sedition
• how judicial processes have been modified for the trial of people charged with terrorism offences Lynch and Williams have contributed vigorously to the public debate since September 11.
In What Price Security? they argue that Australia has gone too far in limiting civil rights in the name of anti-terrorism. "In fighting the 'war on terror'," they write, "it is vital that we do not allow ourselves to become the victim of our own fears."
• what constitutes a crime of terrorism in Australia
• what powers our main intelligence agency has to question and detain members of the community
• what happens when the authorities seek a control order or an order of preventative detention over an individual
• what speech risks making a person liable for the crime of sedition
• how judicial processes have been modified for the trial of people charged with terrorism offences Lynch and Williams have contributed vigorously to the public debate since September 11.
In What Price Security? they argue that Australia has gone too far in limiting civil rights in the name of anti-terrorism. "In fighting the 'war on terror'," they write, "it is vital that we do not allow ourselves to become the victim of our own fears."
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Content:
Crimes of terror -- Monitoring, questioning and detaining : ASIO's new powers -- Pre-emptive policy : preventative detention and control orders -- Shades of gray : freedom of speech -- Prosecuting terrorists -- What price security?
Crimes of terror -- Monitoring, questioning and detaining : ASIO's new powers -- Pre-emptive policy : preventative detention and control orders -- Shades of gray : freedom of speech -- Prosecuting terrorists -- What price security?
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 94-95).
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