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Government faces 83 negligence lawsuits by asylum seekers
Immigration 2021-08-24 11:12 am By Bianca Hrovat

The Commonwealth is currently facing 83 negligence lawsuits in the Federal Court by asylum seekers who claim the government knew they were vulnerable to physical […]

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High Court rules refugees can sue government for negligence in Federal Court
Immigration 2020-12-02 5:50 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen

The High Court has ruled that refugees and asylum seekers can sue the government in Federal Court for allegedly breaching its duty of care by […]

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Privacy bigwig to look at Federal Court data breach over asylum seeker names
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2020-04-29 2:11 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former privacy regulator will investigate a data breach by the Federal Court that exposed the real names of hundreds of asylum seekers on its […]

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Court won’t hear class action over detained asylum seekers
Class Actions 2018-08-27 11:51 pm By Christine Caulfield

A pro bono class action on behalf of asylum seekers who allege they were unlawfully imprisoned in Australian immigration detention centres has been shut down […]

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