I think this legislation is another example of our government being the greatest threat to liberty along with the Anti Terrorist laws which need to be repealed; we need for a bill of government. Such a bill would outline the limits of government responsibility and area of operation. If we do not limit the government, the government will end up swallowing all freedoms and liberties because there is currently a vacuum in this area of Australian Law. And government will continue to expand its reach as there is no limitation in law. If we the people are the sovereign how can government be allowed to take away our rights? Previous bills of rights were given by monarchs and obtained from monarchs via revolution or war and created a limitation on the monarchs’ rights.
Today we understand democracy to be government by the people, for the people and of the people- the people are the sovereigns.
Why is the servant – the government, seeking to overthrow the right of its sovereign?
The greatest threat to our rights is government, will they grant a bill of rights? I do not think so; their track record to date is proof enough. A bill rights if granted is a limitation on the individual (or sovereigns) rights. The government our servant needs to be told where and when it can exercise the authority we give it.

We need a bill of government!