NZ Council for Civil LibertiesThe Privacy Commissioner says that the "Policing Amendment Bill would create significant risks for the privacy and rights of New Zealanders", he points out that the changes are not justified and not subject to oversight. He says the bill should be rejected.
As well as part 1 of the bill that alarmed both us and the Privacy Commissioner, our submission also covered part 2 that gives the police incredibly broad powers to disperse groups of people from any public place, with possible serious harm to the right to protest:
Submission: Policing Amendment Bill
The Council strongly objects to the Policing Amendment Bill. This bill removes all limits on Police powers to record people’s activities. This bill enables police to break up any gathering, remove people from any location, and detain people on suspicion that they might return. The bill is yet anothe