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‘It’s A Triggering Experience’: Inside The Strip Search Case Rewriting Policing In NSW

A landmark NSW Supreme Court ruling has redefined how NSW police can conduct strip searches. Here’s what it means for your rights.

Pedestrian.tv · Oct 14, 2025

NSW Police lost a huge strip search lawsuit. It has national implications

This week, the Supreme Court of New South Wales delivered a landmark judgment against the NSW Police Force for unlawful strip searches. The class action was brought by lead plaintiff Raya Meredith on behalf of all people unlawfully strip searched at music festivals between July 2016 and July 2022.

The Conversation · Oct 2, 2025

NSW Govt Admits To Unlawfully Strip-Searching A Woman At Splendour In 2018

A trial into unlawful searches across NSW music festivals is slated for next month.

Pedestrian.tv · Apr 3, 2025

NSW courts put all remaining Covid infringement cases on hold after ruling on legality of fines

Exclusive: Urgent legal advice is being sought by courts to clarify how decision could affect pending and finalised cases

The Guardian - AU · Apr 18, 2023

NSW government urged to withdraw remaining 29,000 Covid fines after court ruling

Judgement says notices failed to provide enough detail to recipient about alleged infringement

The Guardian - AU · Apr 6, 2023

Payment sought for 929 NSW residents who agreed to work off now invalid Covid fines

Redfern Legal Centre calls for compensation after withdrawal of 33,000 pandemic-era fines

The Guardian - AU · Nov 30, 2022

New South Wales government cancels more than half its COVID-19 fines — this is what it means for you

It started with a court challenge to two infringements, and ended up with more than 33,000 being canned — this is what you need to know about the New South Wales government's decision to scrap more than half the COVID fines it issued.

ABC News · Nov 29, 2022

NSW government under pressure to scrap further 29,000 Covid fines after court ruling

State forced to cancel 33,000 fines so far but Revenue NSW argues ‘technical’ supreme court decision ‘does not mean offences were not committed’

The Guardian - AU · Nov 29, 2022

Australia to withdraw or refund thousands of Covid fines after landmark court case

NSW officials will scrap little more than half the 62,138 Covid-related fines issued

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022

NSW to pay back COVID fines worth millions of dollars

Millions of dollars worth of fines issued to thousands of people in NSW for breaching COVID-19 restrictions are being withdrawn by the state's revenue

The New Daily · Nov 29, 2022