"A constitutional challenge has been launched against controversial laws in New South Wales that restrict protest actions for up to three months after terrorist incidents, introduced following the December Bondi attack. The groups the Blak Caucus, Palestine Action Group (PAG) and Jews Against the Occupation 48 filed the challenge in the NSW supreme court on Wednesday, arguing in the court summons that the laws are invalid because they impermissibly burden the implied constitutional freedom of communication on government and political matters."
"The co-applicants announced their intention to challenge the laws, which prevent protests being authorised by police after a public assembly restriction declaration (Pard). The laws were rushed through parliament last month after the Bondi massacre. In December, PAG organiser Josh Lees accused the government of stripping away the right to peaceful protest with no evidence at all that it would make anyone safer."
A legal challenge has been filed in the NSW Supreme Court against laws that allow police to restrict protest actions for up to three months after terrorist incidents. The applicants are the Blak Caucus, Palestine Action Group (PAG) and Jews Against the Occupation 48. The court summons contends the laws impermissibly burden the implied constitutional freedom of communication on government and political matters. The powers permit public assembly restriction declarations (PARD) that can be extended to 90 days and were introduced after the December Bondi attack. Police extended a 14-day declaration citing community safety, and officials expect a constitutional challenge while expressing confidence the laws will endure. Experts express uncertainty about the challenge’s success; the measures do not outright ban public assemblies.
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