Former Chief Medical Officer Warns Victoria Could Face Spate of Vaccine Mandate Lawsuits

Published on February 28, 2024

Former Deputy Chief Medical Officer Nick Coatsworth has warned the Victorian government could face a spate of lawsuits following a recent court judgement that ruled vaccine mandates on emergency services was unlawful. On Feb. 27, the Queensland Supreme Court issued a ruling on a class action lawsuit against the Queensland Police Service and Queensland Ambulance Service over their compulsory COVID-19 vaccine requirements for employees between 2021 and 2022. While the judge believed the mandates imposed by the two agencies were reasonable given the emergency of the pandemic, they found that the directions breached the Human Rights Act 2019 (Qld) and were thus, unlawful. The rulings sent a shockwave across the Australian public and raised questions about its implications....

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