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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Catie McLeod

Protesters wouldn’t have to fight for police permission if NSW had less ‘undemocratic’ system, expert says

Person draped in a Palestinian flag standing outside the NSW supreme court
Organisers of pro-Palestine rallies in Sydney were in the NSW supreme court on Thursday contesting a police attempt to stop them from holding events this weekend. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP

Protest organisers in New South Wales would be much less likely to end up fighting police in court for permission to hold rallies if the state had a charter of human rights instead of its “undemocratic” approvals system, a legal expert says.

The organisers of Sydney’s weekly pro-Palestine rallies were in the supreme court on Thursday fighting NSW police’s attempt to stop them from holding a protest on Sunday and another event on Monday.

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