Three unvaccinated workers, who face the prospect of losing their jobs on December 25, seek urgent hearing to test the validity of the vaccination mandate. But the NT Chief Health Officer's lawyer says a matter of such significance should not be rushed.
The Northern Territory Supreme Court has been asked to decide before Christmas Day whether a COVID-19 vaccination mandate for workers is legal.Three men have filed a legal challenge against the NT Chief Health Officer’s vaccination mandateThey have asked the Supreme Court to hold an expedited hearing on December 23
Those who fail to adhere to the direction are forbidden from attending their workplaces, and face fines of more than $5,000 if they breach the order. The three men — Ray Phillips, Conan Thomas Hammett and John Anstess — were stood down from their jobs last month, and challenged the mandate on five separate legal grounds.
Opponents of the vaccination mandate gathered outside the Supreme Court in Darwin last week when the legal challenge was lodged.
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