Activists plan legal action against police ban on entering security zone near Perth weapons expo

Source: The Guardian 1 hour ago

Under new WA laws anyone who defies an exclusion order could face a maximum $36,000 fine and three years in prison

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Activists and a Greens MP have threatened legal action after the Western Australia police banned at least 12 people entering a designated security area where the Land Forces weapons expo will be held in Perth from 6 October.

The police used special powers given to them by the WA government last month to ban the activists from entering the area surrounding the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre.

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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/02/activists-plan-legal-action-against-police-ban-on-entering-security-zone-near-perth-weapons-expo

Activists plan legal action against police ban on entering security zone near Perth weapons expo

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