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82: Seditious conspiracy
or “This law, which made it illegal for people to work together to oppose the government, no longer exists.”

You could also call this:

“This law, which made it illegal to say things against the government, no longer exists.”

You should know that the law about seditious statements no longer exists. It was removed from the Crimes Act 1961 on 1 January 2008. This means that the rules about seditious statements that were once part of this Act are no longer in effect. If you want to know more about why this change happened, you can look at section 5 of the Crimes (Repeal of Seditious Offences) Amendment Act 2007.

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Next up: 84: Publication of seditious documents

or “It used to be against the law to share writings that might make people want to rebel against the government, but this rule was removed in 2008.”