“Faulty science has been one of the leading causes of miscarriages of justice in Queensland and throughout Australia for decades going back to the infamous Lindy Chamberlain monumental forensic scientific failure in the 1980s,” Mr Cope said.
Read MoreEvidence given by a former Queensland Homicide Detective at this week’s Whiskey Au Go Go bombing inquest that verballing allegations against police were “what criminal lawyers did in those days” is a tired old almost 50 year refrain by senior former Queensland Police trying to rewrite history.
Read More“The government keeps on telling us that the powers will come to an end one day, but it will not tell us in advance in what circumstances it says it will no longer need the powers. This is not the approach of an open and accountable government.”
Read More“With the vast majority of the population vaccinated in a way which is overwhelmingly effective at preventing serious illness or hospitalization and effective treatments, including the Pfizer one which is 89% effective, it is time to allow people to make their own assessment of how they want to spend their time and the risks involved”.
Read MoreWe 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
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