The second challenge against Queensland Health’s vaccine mandate debuted in the Supreme Court on Wednesday.Credit:Joe Armao
The police officers and staff challenging Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll in court are Shaun Sutton,Dominic Luis Safi,Jason Mole,Adrian Knight,Stephen Lyttle,Wendy Holderness,Andrew Holderness,Jasdeep Atwal,Louisa-Jane Logue,Malcolm Cameron Logue,Oliver William George,David William Morgan,Britainie Jay Stickley,Sean Douglas Blair,Donna Janelle Malone,Lucas Dean Mizzen,Hayden Wayne Drinnen,Karina Lee Ormond,Adam Green,Naomi Hitchener,Natalie Skennerton,Bronwyn Smith,Drew Carmichael and Andrew Marshall.
Police officers and staffwere ordered to have their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine by Monday,October 4,and both doses by January 23 next year.
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The nurse challenging the directive of Queensland Health Director-General Dr John Wakefield is Leesa Daphne Porter,with the support of QNurses First – also known as the Nurses’ Professional Association of Queensland (NPAQ).
Queensland Healthmandated the jab for staff working in roles in which care is provided to patients,with a deadline of September 30 for the first dose and the end of October for a second.
Justice Jean Dalton adjourned both cases on Wednesday.
The police case will return to the Supreme Court on December 10,and the nurse case on December 6 – both for review.