Thompson v Minogue
Court of Appeal
Kyrou, McLeish and Niall JJA
17/12/2021
[2021] VSCA 358
Human rights — Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities — Privacy — Inherent dignity of human person — Prisoners — Random urine tests and strip searches — Whether proper consideration given to respondent ‘s rights — Whether arbitrary interference with privacy — Whether dignity right limited — Whether limitations to rights demonstrably justified — Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (Vic), ss 7(2), 13(a), 22(1), 38(1)
Administrative law — Judicial review — Whether strip searches authorised by regulations — Onus of proof — Corrections Regulations 2019 (Vic), reg 87(1)(d)
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