Refugee Update: Court Report
The Australian government's right to conceal the details of boat turnbacks is being challenged in a freedom of information case. Already the guvmint has managed to hand over sekrit details supposedly crucial to our national security to the Guardian. Oopsie. The case has also brought to light the fact that the orders that meant boats were turned around illegally, in Indonesian waters, still stand.
Last week, Papua New Guinea's Supreme Court ordered the Australian and PNG governments to produce their plan for resettling the 900 refugees still stuck on Manus Island. Australia refused. The matter returns to court this week.
Doctors launch High Court challenge against Border Force gag laws (The Age, 27 July 2016) | What are the secrecy provisions of the Border Force Act? (ABC, 27 July 2016)
High court finds asylum seekers affected by data breach treated fairly (GA, 27 July 2016). "Two of the 10,000 asylum seekers whose personal details were disclosed on the immigration department website had their refugee claims fairly assessed, finds court."
Last week, Papua New Guinea's Supreme Court ordered the Australian and PNG governments to produce their plan for resettling the 900 refugees still stuck on Manus Island. Australia refused. The matter returns to court this week.
Doctors launch High Court challenge against Border Force gag laws (The Age, 27 July 2016) | What are the secrecy provisions of the Border Force Act? (ABC, 27 July 2016)
High court finds asylum seekers affected by data breach treated fairly (GA, 27 July 2016). "Two of the 10,000 asylum seekers whose personal details were disclosed on the immigration department website had their refugee claims fairly assessed, finds court."