Authorities could not have halted a neo-Nazi rally outside a state parliament, a top police officer has suggested while citing internal advice. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementMr McKenna said police were advised they could not disrupt the rally after organisers lodged an application for protest authorisation, known as a form one. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)The application, lodged nearly two weeks prior to the rally, detailed White Australia Party's intentions in explicit terms. The commission earlier investigated circumstances surrounding an incendiary rally at Sydney Opera House two days after Hamas' attack on Israel in 2023. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)NSW Jewish Board of Deputies president David Ossip criticised police for "transferring control" to protesters before the rally.