[LINK] Australian rights also at risk

[Jan Whitaker]

This in the Age today:

http://theage.com.au/news/world/2001/10/23/FFXBOJ063TC.html
Canberra considers 48-hour lawyer
                    ban


                    By DARRIN FARRANT
                    LAW REPORTER
                    Tuesday 23 October 2001

                    Interrogating terrorism suspects for up to 48 hours 
without access to a
                    lawyer was justifiable, federal Attorney-General Daryl 
Williams said
                    yesterday.
[snip]

Mr Williams rejected suggestions that the proposed anti-terrorist
                    measures were an over-reaction given that no attack had 
occurred in
                    Australia.

                    "What we suggest is that this is an appropriate 
reaction to be used
                    very sparingly in quite extraordinary circumstances 
where there is a
                    threat to the lives of people and possibly property 
through acts of
                    terrorism," he said.

                    More details on the planned ASIO interrogation laws are 
unlikely until
                    after the election. But Labor has already suggested 
that it supports the
                    government's measures.


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