Journal article
Protest, policing and law during COVID-19: On the legality of mass gatherings in a health crisis
Alternative Law Journal, Vol.46(4), pp.275-281
2021
Abstract
This article considers the legal status of protest rights in Australia during the COVID-19 public health crisis. It discusses jurisprudence of the New South Wales Supreme Court regarding the legality of mass gatherings for the purpose of protest during the COVID pandemic. Balancing protest rights with risks to community safety posed by possible coronavirus transmission at public assemblies, the Court has sometimes allowed and sometimes prohibited protests. The article critically examines the policing of protest during the pandemic and explores some of the implications of comparing emergency measures introduced during the COVID crisis with similar measures introduced in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks.
Details
- Title
- Protest, policing and law during COVID-19: On the legality of mass gatherings in a health crisis
- Authors/Creators
- Greg Martin - The University of Sydney
- Publication Details
- Alternative Law Journal, Vol.46(4), pp.275-281
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd.
- Number of pages
- 7
- Identifiers
- 991005609569907891
- Copyright
- © The Author(s) 2021
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Law and Criminology
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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