There we have it in black and white, the handing over of additional powers to the police to unilaterally shut down protest, exactly as has been warned about.
Which they already can be under existing legislation (because they were), which means this is not a justification for the bill as a whole, never mind the individual elements you're claiming need to be in there
Of course there is a difference between a temporary restriction for a greater good and the more permanent restrictions currently being sought by the Government.
Unfortunately I think a lot of people (as evidenced by this thread, especially the early pages) simply don't understand the ramifications of what this bill does or what it actually means. They just lazily make the link (egged on by a partisan media) of protests equals lefty trouble-makers equals...