An ba da umarnin allurar rigakafin Covid da aka aiwatar a kan 'yan sanda na Queensland da ma'aikatan motar daukar marasa lafiya 'ba bisa doka ba' a cikin gagarumin hukuncin kotun koli.
Mai shari'a Glenn Martin ya sami umarnin kwamishinan 'yan sanda na Queensland Katarina Carroll game da tilascin rigakafin Covid, wanda aka bayar a watan Disamba 2021, ya sabawa doka a ƙarƙashin Dokar Kare Hakkin Dan Adam.
Irin wannan odar rigakafin Covid-19 da Darakta-Janar na Kiwon Lafiyar Queensland ya bayar a lokacin, John Wakefield, an yanke shawarar cewa "ba shi da wani tasiri," tare da aiwatar da umarni biyu da duk wani matakin ladabtarwa da ya danganci dakatar da shi.
A cikin shawarar da ya yanke a ranar Talata 27 ga Fabrairu, Mai shari'a Martin ya ce kwamishinan 'yan sanda "bai yi la'akari da haƙƙin ɗan adam ba" kafin ya ba da umarnin rigakafin wurin aiki na Covid a cikin Sabis na 'Yan sanda na Queensland (QPS).
Yayin da aka gano umarnin rigakafin Covid ga ma'aikatan Ambulance na Queensland (QAS) da halal, Mai shari'a Martin ya ce Darakta-Janar ya kasa tabbatar da cewa umarnin da ya yi shine lokacin aiki na masu neman aiki.
Mai shari’a Martin ya hori Kwamishinan da Darakta-Janar kan rashin sassaucin ra’ayi da suka yi wajen aiwatar da umarnin allurar tare da bayar da shawarar cewa ba a yarda da abin da suka aikata ba da kyau da shaidar.
"Kwamishina ko Dokta Wakefield ba su ba da kulawa sosai ga hanyoyin da za a iya magance su ba. Kowannensu an gabatar da shi tare da shawarwarin yin rigakafin dole tare da kadan a cikin hanyar da aka inganta sosai game da hanyoyin da za a rage rashin lafiya da kamuwa da cuta, "in ji Justice Martin a cikin shawarar.
Haka kuma, hujjojin da Kwamishinan da Darakta-Janar suka bayar na umarnin allurar rigakafin a wurin aiki, “an fitar da su daga mahallin” ko kuma “ba a goyan bayan shaidar ba,” yayin da kwamishina ya dogara da shi a zahiri “babu wani abu,” in ji Justice Martin.
Tip na Iceberg?
Shawarar, wacce ta warware kararraki uku da kamfanonin lauyoyi Alexander Law da Sibley Lawyers suka kawo, ita ce "tip na kankara," in ji wani farfesa a fannin shari'a na Jami'ar Bond Wendy Bonyton.
Farfesa Bonyton ya gaya wa Australian, "Akwai wasu lokuta, bisa dalilai iri ɗaya, irin wannan suna ƙalubalantar halaccin umarnin da aka bayar yayin bala'in. Wannan yana da ban sha'awa saboda shi ne farkon wanda za a bi...Za a sami ƙarin waɗannan lokuta masu zuwa."
Wani dan kasuwa kuma dan siyasa dan kasar Australia, Clive Palmer, wanda aka bayar da rahoton cewa ya bayar da gudunmawar tsakanin dala miliyan 2.5 zuwa dala miliyan 3 wajen bayar da kudaden da ake tuhuma da jami'an 'yan sanda 74, ma'aikatan farar hula da ma'aikatan jinya, ya ce yana tunanin kara daukar matakin shari'a bayan nasarar.
"Za mu iya duba matakin aji ga ma'aikatan motar daukar marasa lafiya da ma'aikatan 'yan sanda wadanda abokan aikinsu suka gallazawa jami'an 'yan sanda a kan umarnin gwamnati na kokarin janye wannan shari'ar," kamar yadda ya shaida wa manema labarai a gaban Kotun Koli na Brisbane bayan yanke hukuncin.
Da yake la'antar gwamnati saboda "tilastawa da cin zarafi," Palmer ya yaba wa 'yan sanda da ma'aikatan kiwon lafiya saboda "babban karfin gwiwa" wajen yin adawa da umarnin wurin aiki na Covid.
'Ba bisa doka ba,' amma ba keta 'yancin ɗan adam ba
Lauyan kare hakkin dan Adam Peter Fam, na kamfanin lauyoyi na Sydney Maat's Method, ya yaba da hukuncin kotun kolin.
"Wannan shawarar za ta tilasta wa masu daukar ma'aikata da jami'an gwamnati da su yi la'akari da hakkin ɗan adam yadda ya kamata yayin aiwatar da umarnin rigakafin nan gaba, aƙalla a cikin Queensland inda akwai Dokar Kare Haƙƙin Dan Adam da ta tilasta musu yin hakan," in ji Dystopian Down Under.
Fam ya lura cewa Victoria da Babban Birnin Ostiraliya suna da irin wannan dokar haƙƙin ɗan adam, amma sauran Jihohi da Yankuna ba sa.
Duk da haka, Fam ya yi gargadin cewa hukuncin Kotun yana da "mummunan" gargadi.
“Sun yi nasara ne saboda Kwamishinan bai yi la’akari da shawarwarin kare hakkin bil’adama da ta samu ba.Sai dai Kotun ta kuma gano cewa duk da cewa kowanne daga cikin umarnin ya takaita haƙƙin ma’aikata ga cikakken izini, kyauta da kuma sanarwa, (a ƙarƙashin sashe na 17 na Dokar Haƙƙin Bil Adama), iyakar ta dace a kowane yanayi.
"Don haka, da kwamishiniyar ta iya tabbatar da cewa ta yi la'akari da shawarar da ta samu game da 'yancin ɗan adam, da an yi la'akari da umarnin rigakafin wurin aiki a matsayin halal."
A zaman da majalisar dattawa ta yi a ranar 1 ga watan Fabrairun wannan shekara. Fam ya shaida cewa an keta haƙƙin ɗan adam da dama ta umarnin alluran rigakafi da sauran fannoni na martanin cutar ta Ostiraliya, wanda ya ce yana ba da garantin bincike a cikin Kwamitin Royal na Covid.
Martanin Lafiyar Queensland
Ministar lafiya ta Queensland, Shannon Fentiman, ta mayar da martani ga hukuncin da kotun kolin kasar ta yanke, inda ta ce har yanzu gwamnati na duba yiwuwar hakan.
"Batun da nake son Queenslanders su sani, shine Honor dinsa ya gano cewa sanya iyaka kan haƙƙin ɗan adam game da allurar rigakafin Covid bai sabawa haƙƙin ɗan adam ba, kuma a zahiri an ba da hujjar cewa muna tsakiyar bala'i."
Fentiman ya jaddada cewa hukuncin bai sami wajibcin allurar rigakafin Covid da ya saba wa hakkin dan adam ba, amma an ba da umarnin ba bisa ka'ida ba.
Daga cikin wajabcin yin rigakafin QAS Covid, Fentiman ya ce, "Ya halatta, kuma ya dace da 'yancin ɗan adam, amma babu isasshiyar shaida da ke nuna cewa jagora ce mai ma'ana a ƙarƙashin kwangilar aikin."
Fentiman ya kara da cewa ma'aikatan lafiya na Queensland ba su da "babu wata alaka da wannan lamarin."
Har yanzu ma'aikatan jinya da Likitoci suna ƙarƙashin umarni da matakin ladabtarwa
Yayin da 'yan sanda na Queensland da Sabis na motar asibiti a yanzu an hana su aiwatar da umarnin rigakafin Covid ko matakin ladabtarwa, mai magana da yawun ƙwararrun ma'aikatan jinya na Queensland (NPAQ) ya ba da shawarar cewa umarni ya kasance a wurin ga wasu ma'aikatan jinya, ungozoma, da likitoci.
Ko a inda aka yi watsi da umarni. Kiwon Lafiyar Queensland ya shiga wuta don ci gaba da ladabtarwa har ma da kashe ma'aikatan kiwon lafiya a kwanan nan kamar Janairu 2024 saboda rashin bin umarnin rigakafin da aka bayar a ƙarshen 2021.
Shugaban NPAQ, Kara Thomas, ya ce hukuncin da Kotun Koli ta yanke ya tabbatar da matsayin kungiyar na cewa "ma'aikata suna da 'yancin ɗan adam da ya kamata a yi la'akari."
Thomas ya ce "Muna da ma'aikatan jinya da ungozoma zaune a gida yayin rikicin ma'aikata kuma hukuncin da tsarin kiwon lafiya ya yi ba bisa ka'ida ba ne kai tsaye da laifi," in ji Thomas.
"A halin yanzu muna tuntubar lauyoyinmu don sanin ma'anar waɗannan hukunce-hukuncen biyu ga membobinmu na Queensland da aka kora."
Mataimakin shugaban kungiyar kwararrun likitocin Australiya (AMPS), Dokta Duncan Syme, ya yi kira da a maido da likitocin da aka kora daga aiki saboda “ba bisa doka ba” umarnin rigakafin.
"Dole ne a dawo da likitocin da aka wajabta, ko suka yi murabus ko kuma suka yi ritaya da wuri, a mayar da su cikin gaggawa, a biya su diyya, sannan a cire duk wani zargi na rashin da'a da ke da alaka da kalubalantar wa'adin daga rajistar su."
"Lokaci ya yi da za mu ba da fifiko ga jin daɗin marasa lafiya ta amfani da magungunan da suka dogara da shaida akan ƙa'idodin siyasa," in ji shi.
Shawarar Yana Alama Mahimman Mahimmanci
An dauki hukuncin kotun kolin a matsayin wani muhimmin abin koyi domin ya nuna cewa dole ne a yi la’akari da hakkin dan Adam yadda ya kamata wajen bayarwa da aiwatar da umarnin wuraren aiki.
Kafin wannan hukuncin, kararrakin da ke kalubalantar umarnin allurar ba su yi nasara ba a kotunan Australiya, tare da alkalai suna goyon bayan Gwamnati da masu daukar ma'aikata wadanda suka tilasta wa ma'aikata aiki.
Wani sanannen shari'a shine Kasam V Hazzard (2021), wanda ya kalubalanci New South Wales (NSW) Ministan lafiya na kiwon lafiya Brad Hazzard umarnin alluran rigakafi da hana motsi. Kalubalen, wanda Tony Nikolic, na kamfanin lauyoyi na Sydney Ashley, Francina, Leonard & Associates ya kawo, an yi watsi da shi, inda mai shari'a Beech-Jones ya yanke hukuncin cewa umarnin lafiyar jama'a na da inganci bisa doka.
Da yake mayar da martani ga hukuncin Kotun Koli, Nikolic ya gaya wa Dystopian Down Under, "Hukuncin Queensland kwatanci ne na 'yancin ɗan adam da kuma mahimmancin haƙƙin ɗan adam a cikin hurumin Australiya."
"Abin takaici ne cewa tsarin da Kotun Koli ta NSW ta ɗauka game da Kassam v Hazard (2021) ya ɗauki kunkuntar hanya kan kariyar 'yancin ɗan adam a ƙarƙashin dokar gama gari," in ji Nikolic, tare da lura cewa ba kamar Queensland ba, NSW, ba shi da lissafin haƙƙin haƙƙin ɗan adam.
"A cikin yanayin da tsohon Ministan Lafiya Greg Hunt ya nuna cewa wannan shine gwajin asibiti mafi girma a duniya, Ya kamata Kotuna su ba da babbar kariya ga haƙƙin ɗan adam. Wannan shawarar ta bayyana buƙatar Dokar Haƙƙin Dan Adam ta Australiya ko kuma Dokar Haƙƙin haƙƙin haƙƙin haƙƙin haƙƙin haƙƙin haƙƙin haƙƙin haƙƙin haƙƙin haƙƙin ɗan adam.
Hukuncin kotun kolin mai tarihi ya zo bayan haka wani gagarumin yanke shawara a cikin kotunan Kudancin Ostireliya a watan Janairu, wanda aka ba da umarnin Ma'aikatar Kare Yara da ta biya diyya ga wani ma'aikacin matashi wanda ya kamu da cutar pericarditis bayan ya sami mai haɓaka Covid a ƙarƙashin umarnin rigakafin wurin aiki.
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Rebekah Barnett 'yar'uwa ce ta Cibiyar Brownstone, 'yar jarida mai zaman kanta kuma mai ba da shawara ga Australiya da suka ji rauni da rigakafin Covid. Ta sami BA a cikin Sadarwa daga Jami'ar Western Australia, kuma ta rubuta wa Substack dinta, Dystopian Down Under.
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