2015-12-04
The controversial Bill to criminalise protest has been held over until February despite the Barnett Government’s attempt to pass it this year during an extraordinarily late night sitting of the WA Upper House, says Greens MLC Lynn MacLaren.
“At about 2am, the Opposition and Government agreed to deal with the anti-protest bill in the first week of the 2016 sitting.
“It became clear that debate on the Criminal Code Amendment (Prevention of Lawful Activity) Bill 2015 would not resume until at least early Friday morning due to the lengthy debate on the bill preceding it, the sale of the Perth Markets Bill.