Class action lawyers welcome NSW Supreme Court decision

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Raya Meredith was 27 when she was falsely imprisoned by NSW Police and strip searched at the 2018 Splendour in the Grass festival at Byron Bay. In a marquee that did not offer nearly enough privacy, she was asked to remove all of her clothes and even her tampon in an unlawful use of police powers, the NSW Supreme Court found. Video via AAP.

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00:00A landmark decision irrespective of the use of a police power that saw thousands of young Australians strip searched at music festivals.

00:07This is the largest class action against any police force in Australian history.

00:12He thanked police plaintiff Freya having the courage to witness litigation for a degrading experience that she should never have been subjected.

00:20The egregious experience of the plaintiff was not an outlier and was experienced by thousands like her.

00:27Linus was strip searched. Some people were subjected to cavity searches.

00:32And people were strip searched in Kabbalik view and were asked by New South Wales Police.

00:36In some instances, Trubo Tampos.

00:40Yes, we did it. This has been powered by the courage of young people and children.

00:48It is their courage that has brought this case before the court.

00:53What this case, or the message from this case is,

00:56Police, get your hands off young people and children's bodies.

01:01It is their body. It is their property. Get out of the way.

01:06The government did not stand up for them. They stood up for themselves.

01:11The government did not stand up for themselves.

01:17Yes, I think we did it.

01:21We did it.

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