New Victorian Liberal leader Brad Battin has rejected calls to introduce a permit system for protests, echoing comments made by Labor Premier Jacinta Allan.
Victoria n Opposition Leader Brad Battin has joined Premier Jacinta Allan in rejecting calls for a NSW-style permit system for protests as anti-Israel protests in the Melbourne CBD continue to take place.
Picture: NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw “I think the most important thing here is to reintroduce our move on laws, and maybe toughen them as well,” he said. Mr Battin clarified that people would still have the right to protest, but they shouldn’t have the right to stop people going about their lives. “You can bring in move on laws to ensure that you can clear and give people a place where they can protest legally and out of the way."
The Labor Premier Allan has also argued a permit system would be a time-consuming and unwieldy process on police and the courts. “That is why the focus we have is on supporting Victoria Police with the tools and resources they need - significant numbers of extra police, billions of additional dollars invested."
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