CZA19 v Commonwealth of Australia & AnorDBD24 v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs & AnorCitation:[2025] HCA 8Before:Gageler CJ, Gordon, Edelman, Steward, Gleeson, Jagot, Beech-Jones JJDate:02 Apr 2025Case Number:M66/2024, P34/2024Read more

CZA19 v Commonwealth of Australia & AnorDBD24 v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs & AnorCitation:[2025] HCA 8Before:Gageler CJ, Gordon, Edelman, Steward, Gleeson, Jagot, Beech-Jones JJDate:02 Apr 2025Case Number:M66/2024, P34/2024Read more

The Court held that the continued detention of the claimants after the Tribunal found they satisfied the protection visa criterion was unlawful, as there was no real prospect of removal becoming practicable in the reasonably foreseeable future, and the constitutional limitation on executive detention identified in NZYQ was exceeded.

Parties
Claimant: CZA19; Respondent: Commonwealth of Australia
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
02 April 2025
Procedural Posture
Constitutional Petition / Judgment
Outcome
declaration of unlawful detention granted
Legal Topics
Judicial Power, Immigration Detention, Unlawful Non Citizens, Protection Visas, Mandamus
Constitutional Law Immigration Law Judicial Power Immigration Detention Unlawful Non Citizens Protection Visas Mandamus

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Parties

CZA19

Claimant

Commonwealth of Australia

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Constitutional Petition / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether continuing detention of claimants exceeded constitutional limitation identified in NZYQ v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs
  2. 2 Whether detention was unlawful from time of Tribunal finding to release
  3. 3 Whether writ of mandamus available to compel performance of duty to consider visa applications

Ratio Decidendi

The Court held that the continued detention of the claimants after the Tribunal found they satisfied the protection visa criterion was unlawful, as there was no real prospect of removal becoming practicable in the reasonably foreseeable future, and the constitutional limitation on executive detention identified in NZYQ was exceeded.

Court Disposition

declaration of unlawful detention granted

Orders

  • Declaration that detention from time of Tribunal finding to release was unlawful
  • Respondent to pay claimants' costs