Strip-searched indigenous girl seeks to have men excluded from the courtroom - Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether men can be banned from the courtroom, in a case that highlights one of the many cultural issues faced by Indigenous Australians within the current justice system. The case centres around a 16-year old Indigenous girl, who was strip searched by police after she allegedly threatened to harm both herself and police officers. According to the police, the girl produced "items" from under her clothes when she was arrested in Wagga Wagga for steal...
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