NSW pays hundreds of thousands in legal fees for failed protest law defense

New South Wales Protest Laws·Latest event July 9, 2026

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NSW pays hundreds of thousands in legal fees for failed protest law defense

Taxpayers in New South Wales are funding a growing legal bill after the state unsuccessfully defended anti-protest legislation. The NSW Court of Appeal struck down the Public Assembly Restriction Declaration law. This law was introduced following a terror attack at Bondi Beach. Judges ruled that the police powers to restrict marches were unconstitutionally broad. Minns defended the laws as rational even after the court found they infringed on constitutional rights. The ruling established that the government cannot use social cohesion as a justification to suppress public demonstrations.

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