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NSW police appeal after comprehensive class action loss in 2025 when force admitted music festival search of Raya Meredith was unlawful and unjustified

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Legal experts are exploring whether the state government could be on the hook for damages over controversial protest laws. It comes as the laws to restrict protests in New South Wales following the Bondi Beach terrorist attack were struck down by the state's highest court on Thursday. The Supreme Court ruling opens the door for protesters to have their charges thrown out, experts believe.

Redfern Legal Centre welcomes the NSW Court of Appeal decision ruling the Public Assembly Restriction Declaration (PARD) laws invalid.

Redfern Legal Centre says an investigation by the NSW police watchdog, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC), into police conduct is being undermined by disproportionate and intimidating police arrests.

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Redfern Legal Centre is calling on NSW Police to clarify when they stopped pursuing a car in an incident that ultimately ended in the deaths of two people.

Redfern Legal Centre calls on the Commissioner of the New South Wales Police Force, Mal Lanyon, to stand down officers whose use of force at last Monday’s protest appears excessive, based on the available footage.

Redfern Legal Centre is calling on the NSW Government to reform the law to ban the strip searching of children unless a court order is obtained. 

The NSW Labor government will continue to use sniffer dogs and strip-searches at music festivals, despite the recommendations of a report it commissioned earlier this year.