The Palestine Action Group has lost its legal challenge against sweeping powers handed to police by the Minns government for the duration of Israeli president Isaac Herzog’s visit.
This means that police, under the state “major event” legislation – which is typically used for sporting events – may search anyone inside sections of the CBD and eastern suburbs until Thursday. Police will also have the power to move people on, close specific locations and issue orders to prevent disruption or risks to public safety.
Anyone who fails to comply with directions may face penalties, including fines of up to $5,500.
The group faced the state in the supreme court in Sydney on Monday before Justice Robertson Wright after launching an urgent challenge to the powers before a protest planned at Sydney’s town hall on Monday evening.
The protesters may still be in breach of another anti-protest restriction passe
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