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Court Overturns Laws Limiting Public Assemblies After Bondi Massacre

4/16/2026

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A court struck down laws that would have let police restrict public assemblies for three months after the Bondi massacre, which killed 15 people.
Chief Justice Andrew Bell ruled the measures imposed an impermissible burden on constitutional freedoms.
NSW Premier Chris Minns expressed disappointment at the ruling and defended the legislation's public safety rationale.
Activists celebrated the ruling as a democratic victory.

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Story summary

A court struck down laws that would have let police restrict public assemblies for three months after the Bondi massacre, which killed 15 people.
Chief Justice Andrew Bell ruled the measures imposed an impermissible burden on constitutional freedoms.
NSW Premier Chris Minns expressed disappointment at the ruling and defended the legislation's public safety rationale.
Activists celebrated the ruling as a democratic victory.