Posted on 8-5-2003

Submissions Anti-terrorism Bill

A reminder that the closing date for submissions on the Counter-Terrorism
Bill (2002) is 9 May. If you are interested in making a submission, you can
get a copy of the Bill on-line at
www.knowledge-basket.co.nz/gpprint/docs/bills/20020271.txt

If you are looking for more information to write a submission on the
Bill, Keith Locke's speech makes a number of points about its many faults.
The speech is available on-line at www.greens.org.nz/searchdocs/speech6173.html

The Terrorism Suppression Legislation index page at
www.converge.org.nz/pma/terrosub.htm has articles which may be helpful;
including fourteen of the submissions which were made opposing the
Terrorism Suppression Bill (which was passed in 2002) which have general
points applicable to this Bill too.

* How to make your submission

"The Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee has called for
submissions on the Counter-Terrorism Bill. Please forward 20 copies of
your submission by Friday, 9 May 2003. If you wish to appear before the
committee, state this clearly with your submission, providing a contact
name and daytime phone number. Submissions to select committees generally
become public. Please contact the committee secretariat before sending
information of a private or personal nature."

For further guidance on making a submission, check out 'Making a
submission to a Parliamentary Select Committee' at
www.clerk.parliament.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/53DE9B28-CADA-409F-A9FA-47A7E2CE9B30/0/MakeSubE.pdf