NSW police told woman to remove tampon in illegal strip search, court hears

Police admit strip-search of Raya Meredith in July 2018 was illegal in a class action being heard in NSW supreme court on behalf of 3,000 alleged victims

Police officers illegally strip-searched a woman at a Byron Bay music festival, the New South Wales supreme court has heard, subjecting her to a degrading and humiliating" inspection that included being told to remove her tampon while undressed in front of a police officer.

NSW police admitted in court documents that its July 2018 strip search of Raya Meredith - which discovered nothing illegal - was unlawful and unjustified, and ignored laws protecting her rights.