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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Jordyn Beazley

NSW police end restriction on protests now Israeli president has left the country

People gather at town hall in the Sydney CBD to protest Isaac Herzog's visit to Australia
Last year NSW police were given the power to restrict protests in 14-day increments for up to 90 days following a terror attack in Sydney. Photograph: Blake Sharp-Wiggins/The Guardian

The New South Wales police commissioner has ended a restriction on protests that effectively banned marches in designated areas, now that the Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, has left Australia.

On Tuesday, Mal Lanyon announced the restriction would cease, meaning protest organisers can once again use the form 1 system to facilitate marches with police, without the risk of being arrested in the Sydney CBD and the eastern suburbs.

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