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We recognise the importance of ensuring security of Australians’ and their freedoms. The rationale for national security law comes from the importance of ensuring that freedoms are protected. We are concerned to ensure that the ‘forest isn’t lost for the trees’ in this reform process and that the guiding and predominant principle in this reform is that our national security framework serves to protect the freedoms that ought to be enjoyed by all Australians.
Read MoreThe Civil Liberties Council today backed calls for a public inquiry into integrity issues in the Queensland Government and the Queensland Public Service, particularly into the Public Service Commission’s alleged meddling in the operations of the Office of the Integrity Commissioner
Read MoreThe social media platform is simply the provider of a space, a forum, in which people make contributions. They are not like for example the editor of a newspaper- controllers of what content goes on their sites.
Read More“Whilst the laws will provide a significant improvement over the current position they do not go far enough” says Michael Cope QCCL President
Read More“The Premier cannot make law by press release. It is entirely inappropriate that almost 2 weeks out from these complex rules coming into place, businesses and individuals in this State cannot plan properly for the new laws” says QCCL President Michael Cope
Read More“It is the QCCL’s view that the materials produced by Mr Thomas are sufficient to justify the Queensland government appointing an independent expert to conduct an inquiry into the allegations made by Dr Wright in order to ensure that public confidence in the administration of justice in the State is maintained.”
Read MoreQCCL President Michael Cope says, “The QCCL is not an anti vax organisation. At the same time we respect everyone’s right to bodily integrity and to control their medical treatment. We believe all medical treatment, which includes vaccination should be voluntary.
Read MoreQCCL President Michael Cope said today, “The QCCL endorses the comments by Scott McDougall Queensland Human Rights Commissioner that the approach to border exemption applications has resulted in the rights of applicants for border exemptions not being properly considered.”
Read MoreIn June this year a committee of the UK House of Commons identified significant ethical issues with Covid passports and found that the Government had failed to make out the scientific basis for immunity passports
Read MoreMr Murray also said that the foreshadowed integration “between QPRIME and Qld Health seems like a complete disaster waiting to happen”
Read MoreQCCL President Michael Cope said today. “The QCCL opposes the Government Bill extending the Covid emergency powers until 30 April 2022. The QCCL would support an extension of the powers until 31 December 2021, when the question of whether they should be further extended can be considered.”
Read MoreIn its submission to the Queensland Parliament’s Health and Environment Committee, on the Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) Bill, the QCCL welcomed this important initiative but argued for improvements”
Read MoreQCCL strongly opposes the use of information gathered for health purposes for law enforcement or any other additional purpose, the use of the Checkin App should not be made mandatory for access to more places until this legislation is passed” says Mr Cope.
Read MoreThis power to block parole for decades after a person has already served 20 30 years or more in prison will be exercised by the President of the Queensland Parole Board sitting in secret and behind closed doors with the process totally lacking in transparency or accountability.
Read MoreA law requiring people to register with the Council before they can exercise their right to express a political opinion on their own private property is fundamentally repugnant to the whole concept of freedom of speech” says Michael Cope President of the QCCL
Read MoreIf the concept of citizenship is to mean anything it must mean the right to return to and live in your place of citizenship
Read More“The QCCL calls on the government to provide assurances to the people of Queensland, that data collected from the Check in QLD app will be used solely for the stated purpose of contact tracing. QCCL also seeks assurances that information collected from the Check-in app will not be used for law enforcement purposes or any other additional purpose” said Mr. Cope
Read MoreToday’s Courier Mail report that a prisoner hung himself from the same hanging point inside the same cell at Wolston Prison in Brisbane just weeks after he was rescued from an earlier suicide attempt has reignited calls for the State Government to set up an Independent Inspectorate of Prisons as a matter of urgency.
Read MoreThe tit for tat unsubstantiated rape allegations against a Morrison Government Minister and a Federal Labor Politician must end and respect for the presumption of innocence must be urgently restored.
Read MoreThe possibility that Australians may be required to show proof of having received a COVID-19 vaccination in order to access basic services raises some serious civil liberties concerns.
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