The laws, passed in April 2022 after a series of climate protests, meant people could be fined $22,000 or jailed for two years for causing a major facility to be closed or if someone using the area had to be redirected.

Key points:

  • The case centred on legislation brought in after a series of climate-related protests in 2022
  • They introduced penalties of up to $22,000 and two years in prison for damaging or disrupting major facilities
  • Justice Michael Walton found part of the laws “burdens the implied freedom of political communication”