An appeals court has found it âinconceivableâ that legislation aimed at protecting public health would not have afforded the New South Wales health minister the power to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for certain workers, given the outbreak of the Delta strain of the coronavirus.
A court has dismissed challenges to the New South Wales public health orders that made it mandatory for certain workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, declaring they did not breach workersâ rights to bodily integrity.
The New South Wales government has accused anti-vaccination advocates of having a âmisguidedâ and âone-dimensional focusâ on the fundamental rights of the individual over those of a community contending with the highly-contagious Delta variant of COVID-19.Â
Individuals challenging public health orders mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for certain workers in New South Wales have told a court âthe line was crossedâ when the state government threatened their livelihoods.
Health experts have told a court hearing a challenge to a requirement that certain workers get the COVID-19 jab that vaccinations are an effective tool in the fight against the coronavirus, despite the global surge of âbreakthroughâ infections caused by the outbreak of the highly-infectious Delta strain.
A judge has set aside a subpoena that allegedly sought to âembarrass the New South Wales governmentâ, in lawsuits contesting compulsory COVID-19 vaccination orders made by state health minister Brad Hazzard.
The migration to the digital courtroom is taking its toll on the nationâs barristers, who face increased challenges and levels of fatigue from the mental load of conducting hearings remotely.