Overview
- The declaration now runs until 20 January and blocks acceptance of Form 1 applications for public assemblies.
- Restrictions apply to the south‑west, north‑west and central metropolitan policing areas of Sydney.
- Unauthorised protests may proceed but lack usual legal protections, exposing attendees to move‑on directions and related policing powers.
- About 250 people rallied in the CBD over the US action in Venezuela on Sunday; three were arrested and later released without charge.
- Civil‑liberties groups flag High Court challenges and a NSW inquiry is examining whether to outlaw slogans such as “globalise the intifada,” with renewals permitted fortnightly up to three months.