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Act index » Part I - Provisions applicable throughout Victoria » Division 1C - Public protests » Subdivision (2) - Face coverings at public protests
(a)to maintain the fundamental right to engage in peaceful protest; and
(b)to protect the ability of persons to exercise that right without fear of violence; and
(c)to ensure that police can effectively investigate the commission of alleged offences at public protests, including by identifying the alleged offenders; and
(d)to promote public safety and to prevent violence at public protests; and
(e)to protect persons from harms that arise from the commission of offences at public protests, under the cover of anonymity, involving conduct that is likely to incite hatred, contempt, revulsion or ridicule.