For essay:

The reason we have laws in society is to keep general order to our

everyday living. Laws are generally based on a set of ethics
accepted by society, so that if somebody does something society
considers morally wrong, it is generally lawfully wrong also. This
person would then be punished in some way or another in order to
teach them a lesson and set an example to other people which
have intentions on doing the same thing. The basic aim of having
laws is in order to create social cohesion, or harmony throughout
all people.
The law plays many functions such as peacekeeping; checking
government power and promoting personal freedom; facilitating
planning and the realization of reasonable expectations; promoting
economic growth through free competition; promoting social
justice; and protecting the environment
Law acts as a deterrent to control the evil and treacherous
behavior of humans, to maintain discipline and imposes
restrictions on some freedom. We live in a chaotic and uncertain
world. Without an orderly environment based on and backed by
law, the normal activities of life would be lacerated with chaos.
Legislation: Australian sedition law. It's part of Anti-terrorism bill.
Section 30A makes it illegal for:
(1) A person commits an offence if the person urges another
person to overthrow by force or violence:
(a) the Constitution; or
(b) the Government of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory;
or
(c) the lawful authority of the Government of the Commonwealth.
Similarly, it introduces the offence of [urging] another person to
interfere by force or violence with lawful processes for an election
of a member or members of a House of the Parliament, and Urging
violence within the community:
(a) the person urges a group or groups (whether distinguished by
race, religion, nationality or political opinion) to use force or
violence against another group or other groups (as so
distinguished); and
(b) the use of the force or violence would threaten the peace, order
and good government of the Commonwealth.

Cases: From wikipedia

The last prosecution was in 1960, when Department of Native
Affairs officer Brian Cooper was prosecuted for urging "the natives"
of Papua New Guinea to demand independence from Australia. He
was convicted, and committed suicide four years later, after losing
his appeal.
The Australian government in 2006 investigated Islamist books
found in Lakemba and Auburn in Sydney promoting suicide
bombings, anti-Australian conspiracies and racism, but
theAustralian Federal Police found in 2006 they did not breach
Commonwealth Criminal Code or NSW Crimes Acts 1900. [3]
^Can be adapted for recent anti-terror raids. Fears young
brainwashed youth will commit terrorism attacks on Australian soil.