Knitting Nannas claim partial victory in NSW anti-protest law challenge
by Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#6H3RK)
Environmental activists claim success after partial overturn of state laws that criminalised protest actions near major hubs
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A group of activist grandmothers has succeeded in invalidating parts of New South Wales legislation that criminalise protest activity near train stations and other public facilities.
Justice Michael Walton on Wednesday in the NSW supreme court declared invalid two subsections of the Crimes Act, which had criminalised conduct near a major facility that redirected people trying to use the facility or caused it to be closed.
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