After more than 12 months of legal battles with the Minister for Home Affairs, the verdict is in…!
This morning, the High Court of Australia has ruled that 50 people seeking asylum CAN take legal action against the government!
This is a huge announcement which will mean that our clients, and many other refugees who have been detained by the government, will be able to fight for justice in the Federal Court!
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They can now have their cases heard much faster than Peter Dutton would like, and they will be able to bring the government to account for the enormous harm caused by the Minister’s negligence and breaches of the duty of care.
We want to say THANK YOU for standing with our clients along this journey. Without your support, we would not have been able to secure this victory in the High Court.
But even though we have won today’s decision, we still have a long way to go until we secure justice and accountability.
We are still looking at covering the costs of expert medical and psychological reports for our clients in the Federal Court, which can cost between $5,000 and $10,000 per report.
And we will still have to run nearly 50 cases in the Federal Court, which can be a costly process, especially against a government with deep pockets and no qualms about slowing down the course of justice.
So we will need all the support we can muster – can you chip in to help carry on the fight?
Thank you for standing with people seeking asylum!