Legal Process: Analysis of Prohibited Groups (Anti-Terrorism) Act 2017

This case study examines a legal issue arising from the Prohibited Groups (Anti-Terrorism) Act 2017. The scenario involves Wendy, Travis, and Linda, who took actions against the meat industry due to animal cruelty concerns. The Commonwealth government enacted the Prohibited Groups (Anti-Ter...Read More

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Table of Contents
Issue.................................................................................................................................................2
Rules................................................................................................................................................2
Application......................................................................................................................................4
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................8
Reference.........................................................................................................................................9

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Issue
According to the case study the issue has been found that Federal police has make
allegations against Wendy, Travis and Linda that whether they have committed any offences
under the Prohibited Groups (Anti-Terrorism) Act 2017?
Rules
Linda, Travis and Wendy have found to take several initial steps against the meat
industry where animals have suffered cruelty. The Commonwealth government has formed the
Prohibited Groups (Anti-Terrorism) Bill in recently 2017 for the dealing with threat of terrorism
where they added some specific legislation. The government has mention about the society of
Australia where sometimes they faced several threats and the mankind living under the fear of
terrorism. This bill helps for the application against violence, terrorism activities and the terrorist
groups with strong legal legislations where those have involved with the violent activities
towards the citizenship of Australia. It has been introduced to the legal legislations where several
penalties for the protection of Australian citizens from the effect of balance which are attacking
continuously towards them. The Prohibited Groups (Anti-Terrorism) Bill 2017 has been formed
for the prevention of such violence towards the Australian government and citizens. The
application of this will protect the Australian people from every harm, injury or and death by the
terrorist and also prevent the extremist violence towards the citizens1.
The Prohibited Groups (Anti-Terrorism) Act 2017 has found several special legislation
for the protection of the Australian society under section 3 of this act has been legislates the
1Lynch, Andrew, Nicola McGarrity, and George Williams. Inside Australia's anti-terrorism laws and trials.
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commission of a terrorist act which defines that when any person who have found to be a
member of a prohibited group or related to be a member of under any prohibited group and the
involvement with any terrorism act has found then the court will charges of violence offences
against that person. Therefore if that person found guilty with such terrorism acts then under this
section he will be punished. The section 3 has made the punishment of 10 years of imprisonment
for the guilty of the offence of any violence activities or involvement with terrorism acts which
make threats towards the Australian citizens2.
The Prohibited Groups (Anti-Terrorism) Act 2017 as legislated under the section 4 the
supply of terrorist group. According to this section if any person has found to supply of any
weapons or dangerous goods to any member of a terrorist group who are related with violence
activities then he will be charged of guilty of supply of terrorist group. This section has described
the threats the Australian people for the violence activities which may cause injury harm or death
to them. Under this act the person who found guilty with this offence then he will be fined with
penalties of $10,000 or imprisonment up to 1 year3.
The section 5 of Prohibited Groups (Anti-Terrorism) Act 2017 has been legislative in the
section 5 the act of promoting terrorist activities. In this section it has been stated that if any
person has found to form, join and distribute any information on behalf of promos the activities
of any group of terrorist then it will define as an offence under this act. In this at the person has
no right of any terrorist activities where he must not distribute any information which is related
with violence activities and makes it violence towards the Australian citizens. The person must
not involve in any terrorist activities and they will not promote any other person to enter in such
2 Lynch, Andrew, Nicola McGarrity, and George Williams. Inside Australia's anti-terrorism laws and trials.
NewSouth, 2015.
3 Williams, George. "Anti-terrorism laws and human rights." Rev. Const. Stud. 19 (2014): 127.

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terrorist activities. They must not distribute any information which explain many violence
activities or any harm towards the Australian citizens. Under the Prohibited Groups (Anti-
Terrorism) Act 2017 if any person has found guilty of offence in promoting the terrorist
activities then according to the section 5 of this at he will be punished with the penalties of up to
18 months of imprisonment.
Application
According to the case study the fact is Wendy and Travis has both decided to become a
vegan when they watched a gruesome documentary about the meat industry where the animals
has been treated cruelly and they become emotional about them. Therefore they have felt very
strongly that it is very wrong for people to eat meat and animal products. They have decided to
make some initial steps to stop the cruelty of animals. Regularly they have lookout the front of a
local abattoir for their evidences. When that truck which carries animal for the local editor which
runs meet and animal product business and they collect the recording about the noises by the
animals. Then they have decided to protest about this cruelty. Travis has sent some messages to
all of his friends on Facebook about the protest against the animal cruelty. However Linda the
only person who replied to his message about to protest against the animal cruelty and then three
of them has organized to meet the next day for discussing about the plant action against the
issues4.
After that three of them make some initial steps to stop the animal cruelty in that local
abattoir. They have used some bolt cutters for cutting a whole into the wire fence and used an
oxyacetylene welder to burn the lock of the front door to set up camera which will watch inside
4 Lynch, Andrew, Nicola McGarrity, and George Williams. Inside Australia's anti-terrorism laws and trials.
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the meat industry what they do with the animals. They also live streaming the whole video
through a channel which showed an extreme instance of guilty towards the animals where those
are using for the meat and animal products. The whole incident make the media outrageous
criminal charges have been arises again the owners of that local abattoir. The federal police have
gone through the whole situation and decided to charges against Wendy under section 3 and 5,
Travis has been charged with section 5 and Linda has been charged under section 4 and 5
according to the Prohibited Groups (Anti-Terrorism) Act5.
The commonwealth government has forms the Prohibited Groups (Anti-Terrorism) Act
for providing the safety to the Australian citizens from any valence activities, harm or injuries or
death which has been occur by the terrorist.
The Prohibited Groups (Anti-Terrorism) Act 2017 has found several special legislation
for the protection of the Australian society under section 3 of this act has been legislates the
commission of a terrorist act which defines that when any person who is found of a member of
a prohibited group or related to be a member of under any prohibited group and the involvement
with any terrorism act has found then the court will charges of violence offences against that
person. Therefore if that person found guilty with such terrorism acts then under this section he
will be punished. The section 3 has made the punishment of 10 years of imprisonment for the
guilty of the offence of any violence activities or involvement with terrorism acts which make
threats towards the Australian citizens6.
The Prohibited Groups (Anti-Terrorism) Act 2017 as legislated under the section 4 the
supply of terrorist group. According to this section if any person has found to supply of any
5 Lynch, Andrew, Nicola McGarrity, and George Williams. Inside Australia's anti-terrorism laws and trials.
NewSouth, 2015.
6 Williams, George. "Anti-terrorism laws and human rights." Rev. Const. Stud. 19 (2014): 127.

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weapons or dangerous goods to any member of a terrorist group who are related with violence
activities then he will be charged of guilty of supply of terrorist group. This section has described
the threats the Australian people for the violence activities which may cause injury harm or death
to them. Under this act the person who found guilty with this offence then he will be fined with
penalties of $10,000 or imprisonment up to 1 year.
The section 5 of Prohibited Groups (Anti-Terrorism) Act 2017 has been legislative in the section
5 the act of promoting terrorist activities. In this section it has been stated that if any person
has found to form, join and distribute any information on behalf of promos the activities of any
group of terrorist then it will define as an offence under this act. In this at the person has no right
of any terrorist activities where he must not distribute any information which is related with
violence activities and makes it violence towards the Australian citizens. The person must not
involve in any terrorist activities and they will not promote any other person to enter in such
terrorist activities. They must not distribute any information which explain many violence
activities or any harm towards the Australian citizens. Under the Prohibited Groups (Anti-
Terrorism) Act 2017 if any person has found guilty of offence in promoting the terrorist
activities then according to the section 5 of this at he will be punished with the penalties of up to
18 months of imprisonment7.
According to the case study The federal police have gone through the whole situation and
decided to charges against Wendy under section 3 and 5, Travis has been charged with section 5
and Linda has been charged under section 4 and 5 according to the Prohibited Groups (Anti-
Terrorism) Act.
7 Lynch, Andrew, Nicola McGarrity, and George Williams. Inside Australia's anti-terrorism laws and trials.
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Wendy has found to be carried the whole plan of protest against the animal cruelty where
they have went abattoir of the meat industry and animal products. Under section 3 of Prohibited
Groups (Anti-Terrorism) Act she has been charged with commission of a terrorist act. The
federal police also added charges against her under the section 5 of Prohibited Groups (Anti-
Terrorism) Act which defines promote terrorist activities. She has been found to distribute
information and promotes the activities to the social media which define the violent activities
which is also referred as an offence.
Travis who has been also charged with the offence of promotes terrorist activities under
section 5 of Prohibited Groups (Anti-Terrorism) Act 2017. The federal police have made the
charges against him as because he has found to forms, joins, distribute information and promotes
violence activities which can be threatened against the Australian citizens. According to the act if
any person has found involving in the promoting of terrorist activities then he will be found
guilty of offence under the section 5 and charges with several penalty. This is also found Travis
was involved about the protest plan against the animal quality where the animals been using in
the meat and animal products. At the time of live streaming video in the local abattoir he also
involved in the activities. The terrorist activated group must not involve in the distribution of
information or create any violence terrorism activities under section 5 of prohibited groups anti-
terrorism act 2017. According to this at the person who will found in the involvement of such
activities then he will be ordered for the punishment of up to 18 months of imprisonment8.
Linda is also involved in the plan of protesting against the animal cruelty where animals
are using in the meat and animal products. She has been charged with section 4 and 5 under the
prohibited groups anti-terrorism act 2017 which describes the supply a terrorist group and
8 Lynch, Andrew, Nicola McGarrity, and George Williams. Inside Australia's anti-terrorism laws and trials.
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promote terrorist activities. Under the section 4 it has stated that is any person who has found
supplies weapons or dangerous goods to any member of terrorist group will be guilty of offence
under this act. At the time of the application of the plan Linda has been found to supply bolt
cutters and the welder and give them to Wendy at that night. According to the sections it also
found at the time of live streaming video which has been made for the protest against the animal
cruelties in the meat and animal products.
Conclusion
However Wendy, Travis and Linda have felt very strongly that it is morally wrong for
people to eat meat and animal products and due to such emotional they have decided to take
initial steps against such cruelty. However according to the facts of the case that they have no
intention to create any harm or injury or death to any person but the activities they have done has
been occur due to the morality and the act of good faith which can we help them to reduce their
penalties for the charge defense is against them9.
9 Williams, George. "Anti-terrorism laws and human rights." Rev. Const. Stud. 19 (2014): 127.

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