----- Original Message ----- From: John C. McCarthy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: omega <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, 3 December 1999 10:06 PM Subject: Why KK? > Gary North's Y2K Links and Forums > > Summary and Comments > > (feel free to mail this page) > > Category: > Martial_Law > Date: > 1999-11-30 10:07:28 > Subject: > Text of the Victoria, Australia Emergency Law: The > End > of Liberty > Link: > > http://www.dms.dpc.vic.gov.au/pdocs/bills/B00507/B00507... > Comment: > The province of Victoria has proposed a > comprehensive > confiscation law. It is obviously intended for y2k. > It looks > like a trial balloon to me. If it passes in > Victoria, other > provinces will follow. > > We are assured, universally, that y2k offers no > significant > threat to our lifestyle. It will be a bump in the > road. Then > why is this law necessary? It involves > conscription: a > government official will be able lawfully to > "direct persons to > operate and maintain services to the extent and > upon the > terms specified in the direction." He will be able > to shut > down businesses: "prohibit the operation or use of > services > except, if so specified in the direction, with the > consent of > the Minister." He will be authorized to > "requisition the use of > property of any kind which is used or may be used > for or in > connection with the operation or maintenance of any > > service." > > This is the end of liberty. It is justified in > democratic nations > only on the basis of a national emergency. Buy y2k > will be a > 72-hour summer storm (in Australia). > > The public is being lied to. It's the lie that the > public wants > to hear: no big problem. > > * * * * * * * * * * * > > 5. Powers of Minister in relation to essential > services > > (1) While a proclamation under this Part is in > force, the > Minister may give any directions that he or she > thinks > necessary-- > > (a) to ensure the continuity or resumption of the > essential > service, having regard to the needs of the > community; or > > (b) to secure public safety or order. > > (2) Without limiting sub-section (1), a direction > may-- > > (a) direct what services must be maintained and > upon what > terms and conditions they must operate; > > (b) direct persons to operate and maintain services > to the > extent and upon the terms specified in the > direction; > > (c) direct at what times and places and upon what > terms and > conditions and in what manner services may be used > or > availed of; > > (d) prohibit the operation or use of services > except, if so > specified in the direction, with the consent of the > Minister; > > (e) requisition the use of property of any kind > which is used > or may be used for or in connection with the > operation or > maintenance of any service; > > (f) provide for or control the operation, use, > disposal, > distribution, storage, repair, upkeep or > maintenance of any > property or commodity used or which may be used for > or in > connection with any service; > > (g) provide for the authorisation of persons to > enter any > land, building or structure used for or in > connection with the > provision of services; > > (h) prohibit interference with, or intimidation of, > any person > in or in relation to the lawful conduct of their > affairs or the > lawful performance of their duties; > > (i) prohibit the doing of any act or thing that may > have the > effect of prejudicing public safety or order; > > (j) provide for any matter or thing incidental to > the carrying > into effect of the powers referred to in this > section. > > (3) A direction-- > > (a) may be made so as to apply to or have operation > > throughout the whole or any part of Victoria; > > (b) may be made so as to operate for any period or > periods > or for any time or times or for any occasion or > occasions > specified in the direction; > > (c) may be of general operation or of specially > limited > operation according to any specified times, places, > > circumstances, conditions or restrictions; > > (d) may be made in writing or orally, by > publication or > advertisement or by any other means or in any other > manner > that appears to the Minister to be practicable, > appropriate or > expedient in the circumstances; > > (e) subject to sub-section > > (6), takes effect when made or, if a later time is > specified in > the direction, at that later time. > Link: > > http://www.dms.dpc.vic.gov.au/pdocs/bills/B00507/B00507... > > > Return to Category: Martial_Law > > Return to Main Categories > > Return to Latest Links > > Return to Home Page > ---------------------------------------------------------------- This is the Neither public email list, open for the public and general discussion. 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