Police refusal to punish Melbourne protesters 'unlawful', QC finds - The Australian

Only three organisers of the June 6 protest in Melbourne were fine $1652 for breaching coronavirus restrictions. Picture: AFP

Victoria Police’s decision not to issue fines to 10,000 people who attended the June 6 Black Lives Matter protest in Melbourne’s CBD may have been unlawful, according to legal advice prepared by leading workplace relations QC Stuart Wood.

The details of the advice comes after NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller contrasted his state’s approach to policing Black Lives Matter protests with that of Victoria, warning on Monday that a rally planned for later this month could set NSW’s economic recovery from coronavirus back “by a decade” if it resulted in new cases.

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