Sydney BLM and trans rights protesters fail to overturn Covid fines using freedom of speech argument
Pair’s lawyer says supreme court’s decision highlights ‘need for much stronger protections of civil and human rights’
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A police decision to give Covid fines to protesters at Black Lives Matter and transgender rights rallies in Sydney did not impose an unjustified burden on freedom of speech, a court has ruled.
Two protesters, Chad Stratton and Ruby Pandolfi, challenged Covid fines issued in 2020 for their attendance at separate protests, which were deemed to fall foul of the then restrictions on mass gatherings.
Law (Australia) | The Guardian
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