The use of the Liquor Control Act to ban controversial activist Tash Peterson from every bar and restaurant in the state has been described by legal experts as 'overreach' and a 'misuse' of the law.
The use of the Liquor Control Act to ban vegan protester Tash Peterson from every licensed venue in Western Australia has been described by legal experts as an "overreach" and "misuse" of the law, in a state with no human rights legislation through which to challenge it.
"I have no doubt it is an attempt to try and silence me as an animal rights activist," said Ms Peterson, who has been convicted of two counts of disorderly conduct and one count of trespassing over her protests.
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