Georgina Mitchell reports for WA Today
Redfern Legal Centre brought the case on behalf of three of its clients who received fines ranging from $1000 to $3000 during the 2021 public health lockdowns. One of the clients, Rohan Pank, had his fine for sitting in a park withdrawn after the case was filed.
On Tuesday, Crown Advocate David Kell, SC, said his client – the Commissioner of Fines Administration – accepted that the two remaining fines did not sufficiently state or describe the offence, so did not meet the requirements of section 20 of the Fines Act.
Read the full article here (29 November 2022).