News (Media Awareness Project) - Australia: Police's $1M Payout To Commune |
| Title: | Australia: Police's $1M Payout To Commune |
| Published On: | 2000-10-17 |
| Source: | Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-03 05:19:08 |
POLICE'S $1M PAYOUT TO COMMUNE
The New South Wales Police Service was today ordered to pay more than $1
million to 24 members of a commune after a bungled drug raid.
The residents from the Wytaliba commune near Glen Innes in northern NSW sued
police after police swooped on their property in September 1997 without a
search warrant.
Police searched the commune for two days.
Judge Audrey Balla in the NSW District court today awarded each of the
commune dwellers damages of between $10,300 and $214,700.
The total damages awarded were $1,043,534. - AAP
The New South Wales Police Service was today ordered to pay more than $1
million to 24 members of a commune after a bungled drug raid.
The residents from the Wytaliba commune near Glen Innes in northern NSW sued
police after police swooped on their property in September 1997 without a
search warrant.
Police searched the commune for two days.
Judge Audrey Balla in the NSW District court today awarded each of the
commune dwellers damages of between $10,300 and $214,700.
The total damages awarded were $1,043,534. - AAP
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