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COVID fines test case launched

RLC has filed a case in the Supreme Court of New South Wales representing plaintiffs who seek to challenge the validity of their COVID-19 fines.

21 July 2022

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Indigenous Australians losing driving licences and face crushing debts over NSW Covid fines, lawyers say

Aboriginal Legal Service NSW urges fines for public health rule breaches be withdrawn or converted to cautions

20 July 2022

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COVID-19 fines class action a possibility

The validity of over $56 million worth of COVID-19-related fines issued by the NSW Police is being challenged in the NSW Supreme Court.

19 July 2022

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How 45,000 penalty notices could be invalid

Thousands of Covid-19 fines worth millions of dollars could be ruled invalid if two Sydneysiders win a landmark test case in the New South Wales Supreme Court.

19 July 2022

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I challenged my COVID public health order fine, and won

I received a fine last year for sitting alone in Redfern Park preparing to teach a law lecture. COVID restrictions were in place and the police thought I had to be actively exercising to be there. They were wrong.

18 July 2022

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Supreme Court test case that could throw out thousands of NSW COVID fines

The validity of COVID-19 fines issued across NSW will be called into question in a court case that has the potential to invalidate millions of dollars worth of penalty notices issued during the state’s lockdowns.

18 July 2022

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COVID-19 fine withdrawn in test case that could see thousands more torn up

One of the plaintiffs in a NSW Supreme Court case that has the potential to invalidate tens of thousands of COVID-19 fines has had his $1000 infringement withdrawn.

17 July 2022

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Supreme Court test case that could throw out thousands of NSW COVID fines

The validity of COVID-19 fines issued across NSW will be called into question in a court case that has the potential to invalidate millions of dollars worth of penalty notices issued during the state’s lockdowns.

16 July 2022

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Sydney limo driver ‘couldn’t cope with the stress’ after sparking COVID outbreak, lockdown

East vs west: Sydney’s social divide during the pandemic.

25 June 2022

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Concern raised around new protest laws passed in NSW

Protesters who block access to major roads or infrastructure will face harsh new penalties under legislation passed through the NSW Parliament in April.

23 June 2022

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COVID fines test case launched

Indigenous Australians losing driving licences and face crushing debts over NSW Covid fines, lawyers say

COVID-19 fines class action a possibility

How 45,000 penalty notices could be invalid

I challenged my COVID public health order fine, and won

Supreme Court test case that could throw out thousands of NSW COVID fines

COVID-19 fine withdrawn in test case that could see thousands more torn up

Supreme Court test case that could throw out thousands of NSW COVID fines

Sydney limo driver ‘couldn’t cope with the stress’ after sparking COVID outbreak, lockdown

Concern raised around new protest laws passed in NSW

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