NSW firm G & B Lawyers plans case against South Australia’s mandatory child vaccination laws
Last month this law firm was congratulating Victorians for refusing COVID-19 tests. But now they want crowdfunding to stop the ‘No Jab No Play’ laws here.
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A NSW law firm that last month congratulated Victorians for not taking COVID-19 tests is behind a push to get No Jab No Play rules in SA scrapped.
G & B Lawyers - with offices in Sydney and Wollongong - has told supporters it is confident an injunction to freeze the commencement date of No Jab No Play laws for child care centres in SA will be successful.
The laws will take effect on August 7.
But Health Minister Stephen Wade said any reduction to vaccines, especially during the COVID-19 era, was reckless.
G & B Lawyers partner Nathan Buckley has set up a GoFundMe page aimed at raising money to take the State Government to court arguing the new laws are in breach of the Constitution.
Last month a post on the G & B Lawyers Facebook page congratulated Victorians for “exercising their right not to have medical interventions forced upon them by refusing to be tested for COVID-19.”
“Well done to you Victorians. Keep exercising your rights,” the post said.
Another post attributed to Mr Buckley raised concerns about aged care workers having to have a flu vaccination.
“Through the so-called public health laws, the Australian Government are trying to control every aspect of our lives,” the post said.
Mr Wade said the government is firm in its resolve to protect children from vaccine-preventable diseases through its No Jab, No Play legislation.
“The legislation will exclude unvaccinated children from early childhood services,” Mr Wade said.
“Unfortunately, the access of children to services will be disrupted unless their parents arrange for them to be vaccinated but as we struggle to find a vaccine for COVID-19, it would be reckless not to protect children, their services and the wider community from the diseases for which we have vaccines.”
Mr Buckley, who did not respond to The Advertiser on Tuesday, is asking for $33,000 to help fight the case.
On Monday a new post on the legal firm’s Facebook page said “Barrister’s advice that we have reasonable prospects of success to overthrow the SA no jab no play laws”.
The advice suggested the new SA laws are inconsistent with Commonwealth disability discrimination, but did not explain how.