Hidden in the finer print of this otherwise unremarkable Bill giving legal protection to the ADF personnel, following lawful instructions while on service, is this extraordinary extension of emergency Commonwealth powers –
Item 4: subsection 123AA2 provides for a general emergency power for the Defence Minister to deploy the AFF. Such directions do not need to be published, they are not time limited, and the Minister does not need to consult with the states and territories on the Nature of the emergency – the emergency does not need to be defined. These declarations are not disallowable by the parliament!
This is tantamount to full Dictatorship Powers and We the People of Australia will not condone any legislation which restricts our God Given Freedom and Powers.
The word “Emergencies” are undefined. Could they include industrial actions or large-scale peoples protest actions or any other
Item 4: subsection 123AA2 provides for a general emergency power for the Defence Minister to deploy the AFF. Such directions do not need to be published, they are not time limited, and the Minister does not need to consult with the states and territories on the Nature of the emergency – the emergency does not need to be defined. These declarations are not disallowable by the parliament!
This is tantamount to full Dictatorship Powers and We the People of Australia will not condone any legislation which restricts our God Given Freedom and Powers.
The word “Emergencies” are undefined. Could they include industrial actions or large-scale peoples protest actions or any other