Thank you.
I have a couple of questions for the lawyers on the panel, first to Ms. Dufour or your partner.
With respect to subclause 34(1), I'm perplexed as to why you believe that legislating in the negative is inferior to legislating in the positive. You raise issue with the negative wording “a person is not guilty of an offence” and would prefer the positive wording “everyone is justified in repelling force”.
I don't know that I understand the distinction, but my initial reaction is that if you want to discourage potential vigilantism, you might be better off legislating in the negative, as opposed to creating a positive impression, as one might be justified in doing. I want you to explain to me why you think that legislating in the positive is a more positive result.