NSW Army callout Illegal
Governments cant teach people what they are not legally entitled to do, by governments doing what they are not entitled to do. Enforcement of covid rules are a CIVIL AUTHORITY matter , NOT MILITARY . Calling out troops to be with cops in NSW like last time is illegal under the defence act, because there is a threshold test. Its as simple as this, if there are no circumstances that require the military to be armed here, then no circumstances exist where the Governor General could legally authorise their deployment IN THAT CAPACITY. There is nothing wrong with defence aid for medical and logistics. This is a proper use of the military. )See also Wotten v Qld no5 for the targeting of the western suburbs issue http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/cth/FCA/2016/1457.html ) . This particular deployment is also unconstitutional under s119 because it is disproportionate and does not meet the standard of “Domestic Violence” within the state . It will be disproportionate i