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EGH19 v. Commonwealth of Australia

Case No. S55/2025
Case information

Catchwords

Constitutional law – special case – imposition of conditions on a bridging visa – 8620 curfew conditions – 8621 electronic monitoring conditions - validity of cl 070.612A(1) of Sch 2 to Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) – whether clause exceeds the power conferred by s 504 of Migration Act 1958 (Cth) when that power is construed subject to Ch III of the Constitution.

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SP October 2025.pdf (69.98 KB)
Documents
05/05/2025 Application for Constitutional or other writ
13/06/2025 Hearing (Single Justice, Canberra)
13/06/2025 Order (Edelman J)
24/07/2025 Notice of Constitutional matter
31/07/2025 Order (Edelman J)
04/08/2025 Order (Edelman J)
25/08/2025 Special Case
19/08/2025 Order referring to Full Court
08/09/2025
Written submissions (Plaintiff) (606.88 KB)
08/09/2025
Chronology (Plaintiff) (193.18 KB)
25/09/2025
Written submissions (Defendant) (708.79 KB)
02/10/2025
Reply (Plaintiff) (502.29 KB)
15/10/2025 Hearing: [2025] HCATrans 069 (Full Court, Canberra)
15/10/2025
Outline of oral argument (Plaintiff) (395.8 KB)
15/10/2025
Outline of oral argument (Defendant) (541.19 KB)
18/3/2026 Judgment (Judgment Summary)
Case recording