Member

I do not believe that my amendments would remove anything essential from either Section 4A or Section 5, because if words or conduct are genuinely threatening or abusive, they will cause, for the purpose of Section 4A, or are likely to cause, for the purpose of Section 5, harassment or distress. The additional inclusion of the word “alarm” is otiose, but its real-life impact erodes our freedoms in a nation that has long valued freedom of expression.