The Herald Sun can reveal lawyers for more than 100 Victorians fighting against the mandates will next week seek to have the action dropped.It is understood the move has been prompted solely on the basis of recent changes to Victoria’s legislative framework which has rendered the relief sought futile.Court documents have revealed that all but two of the action’s plaintiffs want the proceeding discontinued.They will seek to do so without the need to pay costs incurred by the defendants, chief health officer Brett Sutton, and acting chief health officers Deborah Friedman and Ben Cowie.Lawyers representing the plaintiffs no longer act for the two people who didn’t consent to having the proceeding discontinued.It is unclear if they will persist with the legal challenge.The plaintiffs included teachers, construction and healthcare workers who were opposed to the Victorian government’s compulsory jab rules.Lead plaintiff Simon Harding, a corrections officer, was put on unpaid leave on October 15 for refusing the jab.Mr Harding, who had received other vaccinations, “concerned about the potential short-term and long-term side effects and the current lack of long-term safety data”.“I am unable to provide informed consent,” he said in an affidavit.The matter will return to court on March 16.
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