Victoria Judge Upholds 2006 Vegemite Prison Ban for Life-Term Murderer
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Updated · BBC.com · Oct 26
Victoria Judge Upholds 2006 Vegemite Prison Ban for Life-Term Murderer
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Oct 26
Summary
A Victoria Supreme Court judge rejected Andre McKechnie’s appeal against a prison Vegemite ban, ruling the life-term inmate’s cultural rights are limited by imprisonment.
McKechnie, 54, argued the 2006 ban denied him the right to enjoy Australian culture and breached prison food rules requiring inmates’ health and well-being to be maintained.
Corrections Victoria told the court Vegemite’s strong smell can mask contraband from sniffer dogs and the spread can also be used to brew alcohol behind bars.
The ban already applies in Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania, extending a prison restriction on one of Australia’s most recognizable food symbols.