The state’s top court has blocked a planned pro-Palestine march that was expected to result in tens of thousands of people descending on the Opera House forecourt on Sunday, after police warned the proposal had “disaster written all over it”.

In an urgent decision on Thursday , the Court of Appeal issued a prohibition order over the proposed march following an application by NSW Police to halt the rally, and delivered a warning that flouting the order might expose participants to punishment for contempt of court.

In co-operation with police, protesters are now expected to march on Sunday from Hyde Park in the Sydney CBD along George Street to Belmore Park near Central Station.

There would be a “visible police presence” at the Opera House to ensure compliance with the court’s order, Ass

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