Cundall offered free legal help after arrest
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The 82-year-old was one of 50 people arrested. (ABC News)
ABC gardening personality Peter Cundall says he has been offered free legal help after his arrest at an anti-pulp mill protest outside Parliament House in Hobart yesterday.
The 82-year-old was one of 50 people arrested, who are calling for a Royal Commission into the assessment process for Gunn's proposed Tamar Valley pulp mill.
When half of them refused to move from the steps of Parliament House they were led away.
Police imposed bail conditions on 20 people, including Mr Cundall, banning them from the popular waterfront area until they appear in court.
Mr Cundall says he has received offers of legal help from all over the country, including Melbourne's Fitzroy Legal Service.
"I've already had several emails from prominent legal authorities in Australia offering to give full assistance," he said.
"I've had emails from every part of Australia - I didn't realise it went national - including several from a team of lawyers in Melbourne totally supportive and offering full assistance at no charge.
"[It] is an outstanding collection of some of the most dedicated lawyers and ex-judges in the country," he said.
The protesters are not due in court until next year.
Meanwhile, some of the arrested protesters have described police bail conditions as extreme.
Pulp the Mill spokeswoman Lucy Landon-Lane says police have told her and about 19 others to stay away from the waterfront area until they appear in court.
"It meant that we're not allowed to go back down to the waterfront region right from the IXL buildings right through Salamanca and up through Battery Point until we go to court, which is in about two months' time," she said.
"We're going to appeal those conditions in the magistrates court next week."
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