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EXCLUSIVE: Victorian Attorney General confirms pre-emptive detention fears

30 September 2020

3:33 PM

30 September 2020

3:33 PM

The Victorian state Attorney General, Jill Hennessy, has written to the Law Institute of Victoria attempting to allay concerns about the draconian COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) Bill – but instead only confirmed fears about it. 

The bombshell comes as The Herald Sun reports that the Andrews Government is in negotiations with the Legislative Council crossbenchers who passed its contentious extension to Victoria’s state of emergency.

On September 17 the LIV wrote to the AG expressing concerns about the impact the Bill and singled out its impact on rights of people afforded under the Mental Health Act, which would be overridden. 

“The LIV anticipates...

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