The Supreme Court of Queensland has found that directions issued by the Commissioner of the Queensland Police Service and the Director General of Queensland Health to their employees were unlawful under section 58 of the Human Rights Act 2019 (Qld) ('HRA') or of no effect. Injunctions were granted to restrain the enforcement of the directions. In a separate proceeding, applicants who challenged the validity of directions issued by the Chief Health Officer were found to not have standing and the application was consequently dismissed.
This summary focuses on the aspects of the judgments that relate to the HRA.
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