An Australian airport has launched legal action to fight ‘appalling’ mask rules still in place inside their facilities as they are no longer required in other settings.

Canberra Airport CEO Stephen Byron said on Tuesday the mask rule was ‘discrimination’ and has no public health basis in fighting Covid.

‘We’re not (seeking) damages, it’s just to make it clear that this is illegal and it is beyond the Human Rights Act.

‘It is a discrimination with no legal basis, there’s no health basis, there’s no data or evidence that requires this, everyone knows and agree (with) that.’

Byron previously gave the ACT’s chief health officer Kerryn Coleman a deadline of 5pm Monday to revoke the mandate or explain why the strict rules must stay.

The mask rules is no longer in place in cafes, bars, pubs, gyms, cinemas or retail settings but it is still enforced Australia-wide on all aircraft and inside all airports.

On Monday morning, Mr Byron said he was still waiting for answers from the ACT government after the airport’s lawyers issued a letter last week threatening legal action.

‘There is no evidence the airport terminal is any more infectious than going to any nightclub or shopping centre in Canberra,’ Mr Byron told Daily Mail Australia.

‘The mandate is appalling, unnecessary, completely discriminatory and not based on any scientific evidence.’

 

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