一名在澳大利亚维多利亚州服刑的55岁终身监禁囚犯Andre McKechnie，因挑战监狱禁止食用维吉麦特（Vegemite）的规定而提起人权诉讼，最终被维多利亚州最高法院法官Claire Harris驳回 123。McKechnie主张该禁令侵犯了其依据《人权与责任宪章》所享有的“以其他澳大利亚人身份在社区中享受其文化”的权利 3。尽管Harris法官承认禁令确实在一定程度上限制了被告的文化权利，但她在长达47页的判决书中裁定，维持这一限制具有充分的正当性 3。
法院认定，禁止囚犯食用维吉麦特主要是出于两项具体的管理需求：防止高浓度酵母气味干扰缉毒犬的嗅觉工作，以及避免囚犯利用产品中的酵母成分非法酿造酒精 3。这一裁决不仅驳回了McKechnie的个人诉求，也正式确认了维多利亚州监狱系统已执行20年的相关禁令的合法性 123。虽然背景数据显示超过80%的澳大利亚家庭拥有维吉麦特，但在司法实践中，法院明确判定并不存在食用该产品的特定人权 123。
A judge in the Australian state of Victoria has rejected a convicted murderer’s legal challenge against a prison ban on the consumption of Vegemite, ruling that there is no human right to eat the yeast-based spread 12. The case centered on Andre McKechnie, a 55-year-old prisoner serving a life sentence for murder, who argued that the prohibition violated his rights under the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities 3. Specifically, McKechnie claimed the ban infringed upon his right to enjoy culture as an Australian, noting that more than 80% of households in the country own the product 3.
Justice Claire Harris of the Supreme Court of Victoria dismissed the application in a 47-page judgment issued on Monday, finding that while the ban did limit cultural rights, it was justified by security concerns 3. The court accepted evidence that Vegemite could interfere with drug-sniffing dogs due to its strong odor and that its yeast content could potentially be used to brew alcohol within prisons 3. This decision upholds a restriction that has been enforced across twelve Victorian prisons for the past twenty years 3.
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