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Face of the Day

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Minister of Justice Kiritapu Allan. Image credit The BFD.

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[…] “They’re civil orders that deprive you of your rights and liberties to engage freely, right? So we have to have a very high threshold when it comes to the application of these types of orders.

“We come from a free and democratic country so therefore the discretion that has to be exercised by the judiciary […]

“I think – and we as a government think – that we’ve got the balance about right.”

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Which group of people do you think Minister of Justice Kiritapu Allan is referring to here?

A) The unvaccinated

B) Murderers

C) Terrorists

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