DEPORTATION – AUSTRALIA

Axed Direction 63 fuels security fears

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Original article by Rhiannon Down, Geoff Chambers
The Australian – Page: 1 & 5 : 18-Sep-24

The federal government’s national security credentials are under renewed scrutiny following revelations that it had revoked a controversial ministerial direction in early 2024. Direction 63 had allowed the government to deport people who were in Australia on bridging visas if they had been charged with a criminal offence or were being investigated by police. It had been in place since 2014, but was widely criticised by lawyers because it allowed people to be deported without having been convicted of a crime. It was replaced by Direction 104 in March; this still provides the immigration minister with discretion to cancel the visas of ­people who have been charged with a crime.

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Border farce: court to rule on Djokovic visa

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Original article by Jamie Walker, Remy Varga
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 7-Jan-22

Federal Court judge Anthony Kelly has issued an interim injunction against the federal government’s attempt to deport Novak Djokovic. The injunction means that the world’s number one men’s tennis player can remain in Australia until at least Monday, when the court will review Djokovic’s legal challenge against Australia’s border security rules and the cancellation of his visa for breaching vaccination orders. He will remain in hotel quarantine until his hearing is heard, with his lawyer Nick Wood stating the Australian Open would be hoping for a decision on whether Djokovic can stay in Australia by Tuesday, so it can reschedule the draw if necessary.

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Coalition seeks to sidestep high court ruling that Aboriginal non-citizens can’t be deported

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Original article by Paul Karp, Calla Wahlquist
The Guardian Australia – Page: Online : 13-Feb-20

Attorney-General Christian Porter has indicated that the federal government may legislate to override the High Court’s majority decision that non-citizens of indigenous descent cannot be deported. Porter says the High Court ruling has implications for the government’s policy of deporting people who are convicted of serious crimes while in Australia on a visa. Legal experts have stated that it is too soon to determine the broader implications of the judgment.

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AUSTRALIA. ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPT, HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Deportation awaits jailed African thugs

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Original article by Samantha Hutchinson
The Australian – Page: 2 : 3-Jan-18

One member of a African street gang in Victoria has been deported to New Zealand, while six others with links to the gangs are awaiting deportation. All seven have had their visas cancelled, with six of the seven appealing the cancellations. Meanwhile, comments by both Victorian Police Minister Lisa Neville and acting Acting Victorian Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton on 2 January appear to be an admission that the state does have a problem with violent African street gangs, despite both the police and the Andrews government having previously denied such a problem existed.

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VICTORIA. DEPT OF JUSTICE AND REGULATION, VICTORIA POLICE, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET