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Animal activists forbidden from using illegally obtained video footage for campaigns

A micro surveillance camera used for recording video.

THE High Court of Australia has provided some overdue guidance in relation to whether animal rights activists are entitled to use hidden cameras to expose alleged cruelty on farms and other facilities in NSW.

The case was instituted by an animal rights group, Farm Transparency International, and their director, Chris Delforce.

Trent Thorne, agribusiness lawyer, Hamilton Locke

Mr Delforce is a high-profile animal rights activist, who has been part of a lengthy crusade targeting alleged animal welfare issues in agricultural…

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