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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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RLC in the media

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Aboriginal Legal Service NSW urges fines for public health rule breaches be withdrawn or converted to cautions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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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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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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Music festival patrons launch class action against NSW police alleging unlawful strip-searches

Strip search class action filed against state of NSW

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

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

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

COVID fines test case launched

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

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

How 45,000 penalty notices could be invalid

COVID-19 fines class action a possibility

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