NSW’s highest court strikes down anti-protest law introduced in wake of Bondi beach terror attack
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/16/nsws-highest-court-strikes-down-anti-protest-law-introduced-in-wake-of-bondi-beach-terror-attack-ntwnfb?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Doesn’t matter. The illegal laws achieved what they were designed for.
The decision:
https://www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au/decision/19d9354aeb610427262d9102
A paragraph that gives a good summary (I added some line breaks):
> The impugned provisions of the Amending Act restrict the freedom of political communication in a constitutionally impermissible way.
> It is not a legitimate purpose, in the constitutional sense, to seek to preserve social cohesion by discouraging all forms of public assembly across a nominated geographical area and irrespective of the purpose of the public assembly and the actual impact (if any) such an assembly may have on social cohesion.
> Even if that were a legitimate purpose, compatible with the system of representative and responsible government, the means chosen by the legislature are not reasonably appropriate and adapted to achieving that purpose. The PARD [“public assembly restriction declaration”] scheme is a blunt tool. It does not require, or even allow for, consideration of the purpose, characteristics or conduct of any particular public assembly caught by a PARD or the nature or severity of any threat to the community that could be said to arise from any particular assembly.
> It is not enough that the legislature perceived the need for strong action to preserve the cohesion and safety of the community in the wake of an exceptionally traumatic public event.
> The system of government established by the Commonwealth Constitution does not permit the State to pursue such an objective by authorising the executive to impose such a sweeping and indiscriminate restriction on all public assemblies.
As they should have
Now AIJAC can see who they have to target next.
The court is antisemitic /s
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Good.
Get fucked Minns.
Good.
WHAAAAAT! They saying that the corner stone of Australian politics – “The Knee Jerk reactionary massively over the top punitive law” – is often unconstitutional??
Faaaark! The whole system will fall apart if we can’t have our “let’s just slap in a massively over reactionary, not thought through, stick em in jail forever” laws after each and every event regardless of what studies, frequency or risk profiles suggest.
Good. When you google “countries where protests are banned,” it’s not a list we want to be on.
This is excellent news. It was a huge overreach.
Minns in shambles and we’re all happy for it
get faaked