High Court Fast Tracks State CCP Virus Lockdown Lawsuit as Pressure Mounts to Lift Restrictions

High Court Fast Tracks State CCP Virus Lockdown Lawsuit as Pressure Mounts to Lift Restrictions
Members of Victoria Police patrol through Chadstone Shopping Centre in Melbourne, Australia on Sept. 20, 2020. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images
Alex Joseph
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The High Court of Australia has fast-tracked a Mornington Peninsula hotelier’s legal challenge against the Victorian state government’s draconian CCP virus lockdown restrictions, as Premier Daniel Andrews faces increased pressure to lift restrictions.
The Australian Financial Review has reported that lawyers for Julian Gerner will appear in court on Friday at 3 p.m. for a virtual directions hearing. Directions hearings normally take weeks to secure but this one was only applied for this week.