Bill allows officers in certain locations to search people for weapons without having reasonable suspicion
Civil liberties groups have raised objections to a new Queensland police bill which would allow officers to search people for weapons without reasonable suspicion.Civil liberties groups have raised objections to a new Queensland police bill which would allow officers to search people for weapons without reasonable suspicion.Last modified on Mon 30 Jan 2023 06.38 GMT
The president of the Queensland Council for Civil Liberties, Michael Cope, also raised concerns about the proposed laws, saying they authorise “mass, suspicion-less, warrantless magnetometer searches”. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup
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