(1) The objects of
this Act are—
(a) to
disrupt and restrict the activities of—
(i)
organisations involved in serious crime; and
(ii)
the members and associates of such organisations; and
(b) to
protect members of the public from violence associated with such criminal
organisations.
(2) Without derogating
from subsection (1), it is not the intention of the Parliament that the
powers in this Act be used in a manner that would diminish the freedom of
persons in this State to participate in advocacy, protest, dissent or
industrial action.