US EditionTeachers, Business Owners Granted COVID Vaccine Appeal
QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA, JUL 8 – The Queensland Court of Appeal overturned a dismissal, allowing 19 teachers and business owners to challenge the vaccine mandate's legality and alleged human rights breaches.
- On Tuesday, Queensland Court of Appeal granted the appeal for seven teachers and 12 small business owners, allowing their cases to proceed after overturning the previous dismissal.
- Legal challenges began in 2022 when groups sued Queensland officials over pandemic directives; their applications were dismissed in 2023 after mandates were revoked.
- The Court of Appeal overturned the dismissal, citing no reason to deny the case, and ordered costs while noting alleged breaches of the Human Rights Act.
- The Court of Appeal's decision reinstates the cases, allowing the civil actions to proceed, with lawyer Sam Iskander expressing satisfaction that the fight continues.
- Following the 2024 Queensland Supreme Court ruling that police and ambulance workers' mandates were unlawful, challenges by teachers and business owners continue, highlighting ongoing legal scrutiny long after mandates ended.
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World NewsTeachers win appeal to continue fight against COVID-19 vaccine directives
More than a dozen Queenslanders, including small business owners and teachers, who had their legal challenges against COVID-19 vaccine directives thrown out can continue fighting their cases after a successful appeal.
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Queensland teachers, business owners granted COVID vaccine mandate appeal
Teachers sacked for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine and small business owners impacted by the mandate have been granted an appeal against the Queensland government. The Queensland Court of Appeal ruled on Tuesday in favour of seven teachers and 12 small business owners who wish to fight again that the mandate was unlawful. Gold Coast teacher Cherie Jean Ishiyama was sacked from her job in 2022 after refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, bre…
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