A group of four South Australian workers, including sidelined Crows player Deni Varnhagen, challenge the state's vaccine mandates in court.
AFLW Crows player Deni Varnhagen is among a group of four South Australian workers challenging the state government's COVID-19 vaccine mandates in court.Two healthcare workers and two education workers are challenging SA's vaccination mandates in courtSome businesses want the government to mandate vaccinations more widely
The group's lawyer Loretta Polson said they were asking the Supreme Court to find the mandates were invalid."Does a policeman have the power to coerce health workers and teachers to undergo medical treatment against their wishes?" she said outside court. They also claimed the measures were not "reasonably proportionate", "restrict the common law right or freedom to bodily integrity and the common law right or freedom to work", and do not achieve their stated aim to prevent disruption to services.
The application names police commissioner Grant Stevens, the State Coordinator responsible for making declarations under the Emergency Management Act, as a respondent but he was not aware of the legal action.
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