Civil Liberties Australia
| Formation | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Type | NGO |
| Headquarters | Canberra, Australia |
President | William (Bill) Rowlings OAM |
| Website | www |
Civil Liberties Australia (also referred to as CLA) is a national, non-party political civil liberties organisation headquartered in Australia’s capital city, Canberra. Civil Liberties Australia was incorporated in 2003 following the disestablishment of the previous Council of Civil Liberties of the ACT in 2001.[1]
The current President of Civil Liberties Australia William (Bill) Rowlings, who assumed the role in 2021, following the retirement of inaugural President Kristine Klugman.[2]
National Activities[edit]
Although its primary focus has been on the actions of the federal Australian Government and Parliament of Australia, Civil Liberties Australia has established a strong, local presence in Tasmania, Western Australia, and the Northern Territory, particularly where earlier local civil liberties groups had collapsed. Civil Liberties Australia has been particularly critical of Australia's anti-terrorism laws and the growth of Australia's security and intelligence agencies. This skepticism has been prompted, in part, by a study of CLA's which estimated that about 25 per cent of ASIO data collected on Civil Liberties Australia members, and released under the 30-year rule, was in error.[3]
Until they were invalidated by the High Court of Australia, Civil Liberties Australia campaigned publicly and with members of Parliament to outlaw biological patents ('gene patents') in Australia.[4][5]
At a state-level, Civil Liberties Australia has worked with politicians and local groups to implement 'right to appeal' legislation that would allow those convicted of an offence, and who had exhausted all traditional appeal avenues, to apply for a second appeal on the basis of fresh and compelling new evidence.[6]
Civil Liberties Australia works with sister civil liberties organisations across Australia, including Electronic Frontiers Australia, Liberty Victoria, the Queensland Council for Civil Liberties and the NSW Council for Civil Liberties.
Civil Liberties Australia publishes a free, monthly newsletter, CLArion which features domestic and international human rights stories, along with reports of recent activities by Civil Liberties Australia.[7]. Civil Liberties Australia has also published an online history of civil liberties in Australia.[8]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Civil Liberties in Australia: Ch 3 – Civil Liberties Australia Inc" (PDF).
- ↑ "Klugman, Kristine Kay". The Australian Women's Register. Retrieved 2021-07-27. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Senator Lee Rhiannon, Intelligence and Security Committee - Report, Hansard".
- ↑ "Melissa Parke MP, Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2013 - Second Reading, Hansard".
- ↑ "Tim Vines, You Are Not A Drug, New Matilda". 5 July 2012.
- ↑ "CLA, A 'Right to Appeal' Act for Australia's States and Territories" (PDF).
- ↑ "CLArion Newsletter".
- ↑ "Civil Liberties in Australia: The people and organisations fighting for freedoms and liberties".
External links[edit]
- Civil Liberties Australia - Official web site
- Civil Liberties in Australia: The people and organisations fighting for freedoms and liberties
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