Unvaccinated Lawyers Locked Out Of Courts, Unable to Fight Mandates in Western Australia

Unvaccinated Lawyers Locked Out Of Courts, Unable to Fight Mandates in Western Australia
Members of the public queue outside the Supreme Court of Western Australia in Perth, Australia on Sep. 24, 2020. Photo by Will Russell/Getty Images
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The Western Australia (WA) government has banned unvaccinated lawyers and all other staff from attending courtrooms, prompting anger from some law experts who believe the directions fundamentally inhibit justice.

Under the order of the WA chief health officer, from Feb. 5, all court and tribunal staff—including lawyers and jurors—will need to have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.