00:02Their right to protest, reaffirmed by the state's highest court, the victors couldn't
00:06resist another chance to rally.
00:08Free Palestine!
00:12I don't think it's an exaggeration to say that this is one of the most important wins
00:16for civil liberties in our nation's history.
00:19They challenged a law that gave police the power to restrict public assemblies in certain
00:23areas. Extended four times, it remained in force during protests on Australia Day and
00:28the Israeli presidential visit. Plaintiffs argued the law infringed the implied right to freedom
00:33of political communication under Australia's constitution. The Court of Appeal agreed finding
00:38the law's purpose was illegitimate. A terrorist act may prompt particularly acute feelings of
00:44anxiety and tension within the community, but that does not make it any more constitutionally
00:48permissible to quell all public assemblies in a particular area in the name of preserving
00:53social cohesion.
00:54Chris Minns and the entire New South Wales cabinet was warned by no less than 10 MPs
01:02in the parliament that night the laws were being rushed through.
01:05The Premier says the result is disappointing, but the government stands by its decision.
01:10This was in the aftermath of the worst terrorist attack our country has seen, in which 15 innocent
01:15lives were lost.
01:16He needs to resign. Chris Minns now has to face up to what has happened and he must resign.
01:21There were hushed cheers and hugs inside the courtroom as the orders were read out. It's not the
01:26government's first slap down by the Court of Appeal. Six months ago it struck down a law
01:31restricting protests near places of worship for essentially the same reason.
01:35Thank God we have the Supreme Court of New South Wales. We still have an independent judiciary.
01:43The courts once again reining in the parliament.
01:46The Supreme Court of Congress is off to that state, surrender to Ukraine.
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