In 2016 the government expanded section 35 of the Citizenship Act to revoke the citizenship of any Australian who joins a foreign terrorist group. The measure includes Australians with single and dual citizenship and was proposed after several Australian nationals joined ISIS in the Middle East. The previous law revokes citizenship if Australians take up arms with the militaries of ‘enemy states’ but does not cover foreign terrorist organziations. Opponents include human rights groups and constitutional lawyers who argue that the law allows foreign governments to accuse people of terrorism for minor acts including graffiti and sit in protests. Proponents argue that the law is necessary to prevent terrorists re-entering the country.
86% Yes |
14% No |
84% Yes |
10% No |
1% Yes, as long as the organization is internationally recognized as a terrorist group |
4% No, they should be detained, investigated, and given a fair trial once they re-enter our country |
See how support for each position on “Terrorist Citizenship” has changed over time for 331k New Zealand voters.
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See how importance of “Terrorist Citizenship” has changed over time for 331k New Zealand voters.
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Not if it leaves them stateless
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Depends on what a corrupt government would categorize as a terrorist organisation. The lot in the beehive would easily categorize" anyone who opppses their over reach of power as "far right extremists" and have threatened censorship and domestic terrorism laws to silence ppini9ns and could categorize them.as terrorists given the opportunity. A genuine terrorist with intentions to harm citizens should be detained but then thats all of tge globalists currently in the beehive who forced a weaponised injection onto its citizens. That is domestic terrorism!
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If the individual is not New Zealand born originally then they should have their citizenship revoked after thorough investigation and decision to do so.
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No, making a person stateless is forbidden under international law. They should be detained, investigated, and given a fair trial on re-entry.
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No, it is impossible to define a Terrorist Organization
@9FN633T7mos7MO
It depends on what and who determines what qualifies as a terrorist organization
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