Could the Government make a COVID-19 vaccine mandatory in Australia?
Dr O'Brien said that although the wording of the emergency powers in many states is broad enough, conceivably, to include vaccination, they would be unlikely to be upheld if challenged.
"I have little doubt that if a direction for vaccination of all people in Victoria were made by the Chief Health Officer under section 200 and if it were challenged in the courts, the courts would say it was unlawful for such a requirement to be imposed on the population under delegated legislation."
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