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Plaintiff M61/2010E v Commonwealth

(2010) 243 CLR 319
JurisdictionAustralia
CourtHigh Court of Australia
Year2010
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Procedural fairness obligations apply to Commonwealth officers conducting offshore processing assessments that inform ministerial decisions on asylum claims.

Key Principle

offshore processing of asylum claims; procedural fairness obligations apply to assessors advising the minister

Area of Law

constitutional

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