Amendment to infectious diseases act a reflection of desperation or cluelessness?

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Amendment to infectious diseases act a reflection of desperation or cluelessness? – The Vibes

THE proposed amendments to the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342) will have dire consequences on our way of life.

The proposals are dangerous and can lead to a totalitarian system reminiscent of autocratic regimes, where the people are at the mercy of officials whose subjective suspicions and discretionary powers will result in disproportionate and chaotic enforcement of the law and a breach of our fundamental rights.

It’s worse that agencies such as local councils being given sweeping powers is cause for worry.

Discretion leads to abuse of power and corruption.

This may come across as a dramatic and extreme analogy but in essence this is what the government is going to achieve in the name of curbing a virus about which, two years on, we are still finding out more about.

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