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Case information
Catchwords
Sri Lankan national of Tamil ethnicity - plaintiff's applied for refugee protection under non-statutory Refugee Status Assessment - Minister's delegate found plaintiff to be a refugee - transferred to community detention subsequently Department informed plaintiff she would not satisfy Public Interest Criterion 4002 and not eligible for permanent visa as result of adverse ASIO risk assessment - whether detention of plaintiff is not for purpose authorised by or under ss189 &196 Migration Act - whether ss189 and 196 invalid.
Documents
05/07/2013 Application for an order to show cause
10/07/2013 Hearing (Single Justice, Melbourne)
11/07/2013 Notice of constitutional matter (Plaintiff)
26/07/2013 Hearing (Single Justice, Melbourne)
01/08/2013 Special Case Stated
09/08/2013 Written submissions (Plaintiff)
23/08/2013 Written submissions (Defendants)
28/08/2013 Reply
04/09/2013 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra)
12/12/2013 Judgment (Judgment summary)