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But an important fact revealed in the High Court’s reasons for its ruling against indefinite detention exposes just how shambolic the government’s approach has been.In paragraph 63 of the reasons for its ruling, it is revealed an agreed statement of facts between the government and the solicitors for the plaintiff – the child sex abuser known as NZYQ.The concession given by the government on May 30 this year, was that the plaintiff could not be removed from Australia and there was no prospect of the plaintiff being removed in the foreseeable future.This admission by Immigration Minister Andrew Giles made the High Court’s decision inevitable.It effectively handed the issue of indefinite detention to the courts to decide on the basis that the government had conceded that the basis on which it is founded could not be fulfilled in this case.In paragraph 66, it is further revealed that on August 29 O’Neill went on a mad rush to try and deport NZYQ by contacting Australia’s closest allies – Five Eyes partners of the US, UK, Canada and New Zealand.Unsurprisingly, none of them were interested in taking a convicted sex offender. Why would they?
But an important fact revealed in the High Court’s reasons for its ruling against indefinite detention exposes just how shambolic the government’s approach has been.
In paragraph 63 of the reasons for its ruling, it is revealed an agreed statement of facts between the government and the solicitors for the plaintiff – the child sex abuser known as NZYQ.
The concession given by the government on May 30 this year, was that the plaintiff could not be removed from Australia and there was no prospect of the plaintiff being removed in the foreseeable future.
This admission by Immigration Minister Andrew Giles made the High Court’s decision inevitable.
It effectively handed the issue of indefinite detention to the courts to decide on the basis that the government had conceded that the basis on which it is founded could not be fulfilled in this case.
In paragraph 66, it is further revealed that on August 29 O’Neill went on a mad rush to try and deport NZYQ by contacting Australia’s closest allies – Five Eyes partners of the US, UK, Canada and New Zealand.
Unsurprisingly, none of them were interested in taking a convicted sex offender. Why would they?
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