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NSW Police lost a huge strip search lawsuit. It has national implications

This week, the Supreme Court of New South Wales delivered a landmark judgment against the NSW Police Force for unlawful strip searches. The class action was brought by lead plaintiff Raya Meredith on behalf of all people unlawfully strip searched at music festivals between July 2016 and July 2022.

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NSW Govt Admits To Unlawfully Strip-Searching A Woman At Splendour In 2018

A trial into unlawful searches across NSW music festivals is slated for next month.

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Girls As Young As 12-13 Are Being Subjected To ‘Invasive & Traumatic’ Strip-Searches By NSW Cops

"This process is beyond all forms of child protection principles and should be stopped immediately,” Redfern Legal Centre senior solicitor Samantha Lee told PEDESTRIAN.TV.

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Data Shows NSW Police Use Force Against Indigenous Australians At Vastly Disproportionate Levels

Internal police data has shown that New South Wales police used force against Indigenous Australians at drastically disproportionate rates over the last three years. Internal police records obtained by the Redfern Legal Centre show Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were significantly overrepresented when it came to police use of…

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NSW police use force against Indigenous Australians at drastically disproportionate levels, data shows

Exclusive: Redfern Legal Centre obtained records which show First Nations people were involved in about 45% of the incidents

The Guardian - AU

NSW unlikely to withdraw further Covid fines despite court ruling many were unlawful

More than 33,000 fines were rescinded last year after a supreme court ruling, but correspondence from authorities suggests thousands more will stand

The Guardian - AU

NSW courts put all remaining Covid infringement cases on hold after ruling on legality of fines

Exclusive: Urgent legal advice is being sought by courts to clarify how decision could affect pending and finalised cases

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NSW government urged to withdraw remaining 29,000 Covid fines after court ruling

Judgement says notices failed to provide enough detail to recipient about alleged infringement

The Guardian - AU

Payment sought for 929 NSW residents who agreed to work off now invalid Covid fines

Redfern Legal Centre calls for compensation after withdrawal of 33,000 pandemic-era fines

The Guardian - AU

New South Wales government cancels more than half its COVID-19 fines — this is what it means for you

It started with a court challenge to two infringements, and ended up with more than 33,000 being canned — this is what you need to know about the New South Wales government's decision to scrap more than half the COVID fines it issued.

ABC News

NSW government under pressure to scrap further 29,000 Covid fines after court ruling

State forced to cancel 33,000 fines so far but Revenue NSW argues ‘technical’ supreme court decision ‘does not mean offences were not committed’

The Guardian - AU

Australia to withdraw or refund thousands of Covid fines after landmark court case

NSW officials will scrap little more than half the 62,138 Covid-related fines issued

The Independent UK

NSW to pay back COVID fines worth millions of dollars

Millions of dollars worth of fines issued to thousands of people in NSW for breaching COVID-19 restrictions are being withdrawn by the state's revenue

The New Daily

Millions of dollars in NSW COVID fines withdrawn

Millions of dollars worth of fines issued to thousands of people in NSW for breaching COVID-19 restrictions are being withdrawn by the state's revenue agency.

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The Guardian - AU

More than 33,000 Covid fines withdrawn in NSW after adverse court ruling

Court victory by Redfern Legal Centre prompts government to cancel half of all fines issued for breaching pandemic restrictions

ABC News

More than 4,500 strip searches were carried out in NSW during the pandemic

New data shows thousands of people were still being subjected to strip searches during the pandemic, with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people disproportionately targeted.

ABC News

Lawyers push to waive COVID fines issued to children as young as 13

The New South Wales government is resisting growing calls to scrap tens of thousands of COVID fines, which lawyers say were unjustly issued.

The Guardian - AU

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

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

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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 say hundreds of people have come forward seeking damages over police actions during strip searches at music festivals, including alleged assault, battery and false imprisonment.

The Guardian - AU

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

The Guardian - AU

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

The Guardian - AU

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

ABC News

Former students' fight for unpaid wages highlights loophole in Australia's legal system

Vaishnavi Lella was a student when she was underpaid by a former employer. She took her employer to a court, which ruled in her favour. Despite the win, she may never get the money she's owed.

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