Victims of potentially unlawful strip searches are being urged to come forward as an investigation is expanded after a woman was awarded $93,000 for a “traumatising” examination at a festival.

Raya Meredith was asked to remove her tampon, lift and expose her body parts and bend over during a strip search at the Splendour In The Grass music festival in July 2018.

A male officer also walked into the cubicle while Ms Meredith was naked and bending over during the strip search, a court was told.

No drugs were found.

The NSW Supreme Court awarded Ms Meredith $93,000 on October 1 following a class action by Slater and Gordon.

The law firm has now set its sights on investigating other potential unlawful strip searches by NSW Police outside of music festivals following Ms Meredith’s success.

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