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Group class action against police

Hundreds of musical festival patrons have joined a landmark class action against NSW police.

25 July 2022

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Sitting in a park, riding a bike: Covid fines in NSW riddled with problems, legal centres say Primary tabs

Marginalised and disadvantaged groups bore the brunt of the state’s lockdown fines, according to community legal centres.

24 July 2022

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Hundreds join class action against NSW Police strip searches at music festivals

Redfern Legal Centre and law firm Slater and Gordon filed a statement of claim for the class action in the NSW Supreme Court on Friday, on behalf of several hundred people seeking damages from the state.

23 July 2022

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Recipient of COVID fine tells of confusion as he challenges ticket in court

With rapidly changing legislation during NSW’s 2021 Covid lockdown, business owners like Sonny Barkho became another digit within the 25,000 people who received COVID-related tickets during the month of August.

22 July 2022

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Festivalgoers launch class action against state of NSW alleging unlawful strip-searches by police

A statement of claim filed in the NSW Supreme Court is seeking damages and to ensure "this traumatising police practice becomes the exception, not the rule".

22 July 2022

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Class action filed against the state over police strip searches at NSW music festivals

A class action has been filed by Redfern Legal Centre and Slater and Gordon Lawyers against the state of NSW on behalf of people who have been invasively and unlawfully searched by police at music festivals over the past six years.

22 July 2022

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Strip search class action filed against state of NSW

Slater and Gordon and Redfern Legal Centre have filed proceedings in the Supreme Court of NSW against the state on behalf of people who were allegedly “invasively and unlawfully searched” by police at music festivals in recent years.

22 July 2022

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Landmark NSW Strip Search Class Action filed

RLC and Slater and Gordon Lawyers have issued a class action proceeding for people who have been unlawfully searched by NSW Police at all music festivals in NSW since 22 July 2016.

22 July 2022

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Music festival patrons launch class action against NSW police alleging unlawful strip-searches

Plaintiffs allege children ordered to strip and squat and women told to remove tampons at festivals including Splendour in the Grass

22 July 2022

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NSW government suggested children as young as 10 could work off $1,000 Covid fines

Exclusive: government rejected call by legal groups to replace Covid fines, issued to about 3,000 children, with cautions

21 July 2022

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Group class action against police

Sitting in a park, riding a bike: Covid fines in NSW riddled with problems, legal centres say Primary tabs

Hundreds join class action against NSW Police strip searches at music festivals

Recipient of COVID fine tells of confusion as he challenges ticket in court

Festivalgoers launch class action against state of NSW alleging unlawful strip-searches by police

Class action filed against the state over police strip searches at NSW music festivals

Strip search class action filed against state of NSW

Landmark NSW Strip Search Class Action filed

Music festival patrons launch class action against NSW police alleging unlawful strip-searches

NSW government suggested children as young as 10 could work off $1,000 Covid fines

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