Ms Anne Marie McMahon:

I thank the Senator. There have been protests and we have attended at the locations. Regarding the Bill, what is proposed for safe access zones does not currently exist. I understand it is the purpose and intent of the Bill to provide these.

To the best of my knowledge, there have been no prosecutions. We will be relying on existing legislation, be it public order legislation or otherwise, depending on the circumstances. On the primary question, protests have taken place and we have dealt with them as best we could within the existing legislative framework.