Ms Nomchong told the court her client was subjected to "assault, battery and false imprisonment" during the search, and the only basis for it had been a drug dog "sniffing in [Ms Meredith's] direction".
She said police did not follow the statutory safeguards that NSW parliament had put in place around strip searches.
"She was not asked for her consent, she was questioned during the search, the search was not done in private," Ms Nomchong said.
"She was asked to strip, expose all parts of her body, drop her breasts, bend over and expose her anus and vagina.
"We say these things are akin to things that would happen during a sexual assault."
'Not an isolated' incident
Ms Nomchong said that when Ms Meredith was following commands to bend over, "a male police officer walked into the cubicle unannounced and observed the plaintiff in this position".
No drugs were found during the search and Ms Nomchong said Ms Meredith was left traumatised.
She outlined the broader ramifications of the class action, which is believed to be one of the biggest ever brought against NSW Police.
"This is an extraordinary story, but it is not an isolated one,"
she said.
Read the full article published on the ABC News Website Monday May 5.
