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Court points to police approval for Black Lives protest

Michael Pelly
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The Black Lives Matter protest in Sydney not have been declared legal had a senior police officer not given an organiser the green light only 48 hours before it was due to take place.

The NSW Court of Appeal published its reasons for approving the protest on Tuesday and made it clear that a police application to stop it, lodged at noon on Friday, had a fatal flaw.

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Michael Pelly is the legal editor, based in our Sydney newsroom. He has been a senior adviser to federal and state attorneys-general and written two books, one a biography of former High Court Chief Justice Murray Gleeson. Email Michael at michael.pelly@afr.com
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