Arthur as litigation representative for CYG20 v Commonwealth of Australia [2021] FCA 259

Federal Court of Australia

Arthur as litigation representative for CYG20 v Commonwealth of Australia [2021] FCA 259 File number(s): VID 359 of 2020

Judgment of: GRIFFITHS J

Date of judgment: 23 March 2021

Catchwords: MIGRATION – separate question – alleged unlawful detention from 4 September 2019 to 2 October 2020 – whether ss 189 and 196 of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) (Act) authorised the applicant's detention – AJL20 v Commonwealth [2020] FCA 1305 – whether Commonwealth had failed to remove the applicant from Australia "as soon as reasonably practicable" under s 198(6) of the Act – objective assessment of the steps taken by the Commonwealth to effect removal – applicant's detention lawful

Legislation: Constitution Ch III Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 5H(1), 189, 196, 197C, 198 Aviation Transport Security Regulations 2005 (Cth) reg 4.75

Cases cited: AJL20 v Commonwealth of Australia [2020] FCA 1305 Al-Kateb v Godwin [2004] HCA 37; 219 CLR 562 ASP15 v Commonwealth [2016] FCAFC 145; 248 FCR 372 Chu Kheng Lim v Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs [1992] HCA 64; 176 CLR 1 Kanhalingam v Minister for Home Affairs [2020] HCATrans 122 Kazemi v Minister for Home Affairs [2020] HCATrans 124 McHugh v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCAFC 223; 385 ALR 405 Plaintiff M168/10 v Commonwealth [2011] HCA 25; 85 ALJR 790 Plaintiff M76/2013 v Minister for Immigration, Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship [2013] HCA 53; 251 CLR 322 Plaintiff M96A/2016 v Commonwealth [2017] HCA 16; 261 CLR 582 Plaintiff S157/2002 v Commonwealth [2003] HCA 2; 211 CLR 476 Plaintiff S4/2014 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] HCA 34; 253 CLR 219 Wotton v Queensland [2012] HCA 2; 246 CLR 1