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Al-Kateb v Godwin

(2004) 219 CLR 562
JurisdictionAustralia
Year2004
Statusunclear

Key Principle

The HCA held (4:3) that the Migration Act authorised indefinite administrative detention of a stateless person who could not be removed; this decision was subsequently overruled by NZYQ (2023).

Area of Law

constitutional

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