Laws will be ushered in to skirt a High Court ruling that it was unlawful to force former immigration detainees to wear ankle bracelets and adhere to curfews.
A High Court test case has found that ankle bracelet orders for former immigration ... of government and court powers in the Constitution, making them invalid. Lawyers warned they could again ...
An emergency fix should make sure former immigration detainees are still subject to curfews and electronic ... people were still subject to monitoring or curfews on Thursday afternoon. “The first ...
The Commonwealth has been dealt a major blow after the High Court ruled it unconstitutional to require former immigration detainees to wear ankle bracelets and adhere to strict curfews.
making it impossible to get a job, and living under the constant fear that if they are late home by one minute or don't recharge their ankle bracelet, they could face one year in jail.
AAP Image Ahmed's joy at the removal of an ankle monitor he had worn for a year slipped away the next day when Australian Border Force officers re-attached the bracelet.
Home Affairs Department officials told Senate estimates on Monday that 143 people had been subjected to electronic monitoring by an ankle bracelet and ... NZYQ ruling to make recommendations ...