Restaurant owner Michelle Loielo, a member of the Liberal Party, filed the Supreme Court writ on Tuesday arguing the curfew is unreasonable, disproportionate and violates the human rights of millions of Victorians.
But he hesitated to send it immediately to the Court of Appeal because it might not afford the government procedural fairness, and the higher court might send it back if judges decided it was not appropriate for it to be heard there.
"This is not the typical case. So the need for a speedy decision might have greater weight in this case than in many cases." The government's decision to impose the curfew came into focus last week after Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton and Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton both said it was not their idea.
"I may do so … [but] I don't think that my political or anybody’s political affiliation stops them from having an opinion," she said."I’m a mum with three kids. I have certainly had a not easy journey in life, I am on my own raising a 13-year-old, an 11-year-old and a five-year-old, and I am just seeking to be heard."
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