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Australia to withdraw or refund tens of thousands of COVID fines

A test cause launched on behalf of three plaintiffs arguing their fines of between A$1,000 to A$3,000 were invalid because the penalty notices did not sufficiently describe the offense.

7 December 2022

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Australia to withdraw or refund tens of thousands of Covid fines

Australia’s largest state will withdraw or refund tens of thousands of fines issued during the COVID pandemic after government lawyers conceded on Tuesday that some fines were invalid in a test case brought by a legal advocacy group.

7 December 2022

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Australia's NSW withdraws 33,000 COVID-19 fines

Australia's most populous state, New South Wales, is scrapping just under half of its COVID-related fines. The move comes after a court looked into three cases and found offenses were described too vaguely.

7 December 2022

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Fines commissioner concedes that COVID fines in Supreme Court test case are invalid

The NSW government has conceded that two COVID-19 fines being challenged in a Supreme Court test case are invalid, opening the door for more than 30,000 other people to have fines worth $30 million cancelled.

29 November 2022

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Police Assault on Lim Raises Questions About the Enforcement of Law in NSW

Sydney is aghast over the assault perpetrated upon nonviolent elderly protester Danny Lim by two police officers on Tuesday.

25 November 2022

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Danny Lim’s bloody face makes us recoil yet again at police use of force

The heavy force used against the 78-year-old has disturbed many, and on Wednesday about 100 people protested outside Surry Hills police station, calling for the officers involved to be suspended and for an independent investigation.

24 November 2022