Woman awarded $93k damages in landmark music festival strip search ruling | ABC NEWS
Sydney woman Raya Meredith, the lead plaintiff in a class action, has won a landmark case after she was subjected to an unlawful and invasive strip search at music festival Splendour in the Grass in 2018.
The 27-year-old has been awarded $93,000 in damages, paving the way for potential payouts to thousands of other festival goers strip searched by NSW Police
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