Removing homeless encampment from local park breached human rights, Queensland supreme court rules

City of Moreton Bay blocked from clearing tent city after successful legal challenge by group living in park

A council breached human rights by clearing homeless people from a park in Brisbane’s north, Queensland’s supreme court has ruled.

A group of 11 residents of Goodfellows Road, a park in Kallangur, challenged eviction notices issued against them by the City of Moreton Bay last year.