Commissioner of Police v Langosch [2012] NSWSC 499

Commissioner of Police v Langosch [2012] NSWSC 499

The balance between the right to freedom of assembly/speech and the rights of other citizens is not tipped in favour of making a s 25 prohibition order, given the significance of the date, the genuine purpose of the commemoration, and the nature of likely inconvenience. The disruption does not, in the circumstances, warrant the deprivation of statutory protections for participants.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
14 May 2012
Procedural Posture
Application for Prohibition Order Under Summary Offences Act 1988 Part 4 / Final Determination at First Instance
Outcome
Summons dismissed
Legal Topics
['public Assemblies' 'unlawful Assembly' 'summary Offences Act 1988 S 25' 'freedom of Assembly']
['public Order' 'civil Procedure'] ['public Assemblies' 'unlawful Assembly' 'summary Offences Act 1988 S 25' 'freedom of Assembly']

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Procedural Posture

Application for Prohibition Order Under Summary Offences Act 1988 Part 4 / Final Determination at First Instance

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the public assembly scheduled for 15 May 2012 should be denied the protections afforded under s 24 of the Summary Offences Act 1988 by making an order under s 25' "What criteria should guide the exercise of the Court's discretion under s 25 to make a prohibition order"]

Ratio Decidendi

The balance between the right to freedom of assembly/speech and the rights of other citizens is not tipped in favour of making a s 25 prohibition order, given the significance of the date, the genuine purpose of the commemoration, and the nature of likely inconvenience. The disruption does not, in the circumstances, warrant the deprivation of statutory protections for participants.

Court Disposition

Summons dismissed

Orders

  • ['Summons dismissed']