The Federal Court has dealt a major blow to a legal challenge to the Morrison government’s temporary ban on citizens entering Australia from India, with a judge dismissing the first round of the case.
New Zealand also imposed a two-week suspension on flights from India from April 11 to 28, with criminal sanctions available if necessary. Sydney barrister Christopher Ward, SC, acting for Mr Newman, told the court on Monday the ban purported to abrogate a common law right of citizens to re-enter their country of citizenship in circumstances but the law did not set out clearly the government’s power to take such a step.
But Craig Lenehan, SC, acting for the Commonwealth, said “the rights that are raised were intended to be impinged upon by the Parliament” and the Biosecurity Act’s provisions functioned as a “legislative bulldozer”, overriding other legal rights.
One judge doth not (necessarily)a precedent set!
The headline indicates which side the herald is gunning for
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ElaineM11584892 Buying time till the interim order is rolled back by SmirksandMirrors
The failed LNP may be on the nose with most voters, but they are correct with this one.
just matter of curisity-what would happen if ruling was all 9000 aussies FR/India 2 be brought back to Aus within 7 days? Don't get me wrong I hate Morrison & don't agree with locking out citizens. Just asking-WHAT WOULD Morrison DO? In which State's HOTEL would he put 9000 ppl?
Thank goodness
Given the Federal Court is stacked by LNP.... was to be expected.
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