Bridget McKenzie (Victoria, National Party, Minister for Agriculture) | Hansard source

This bill in no way impacts on Australians' lawful right to peaceful protest. What this bill does is ensure that those who would incite other Australians online onto farms or into saleyards, abattoirs, wood-processing facilities, aquaculture facilities et cetera to conduct criminal acts—harass, intimidate, steal, threaten farmers, damage livestock or cause biosecurity risks—will face up to five years jail as a result of this. It in no way impacts on Australians' right to peaceful protest. It deals with criminal activity.