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Afghan asylum seeker wins High Court case against Immigration Minister
The omission of a date in a letter has played a major role in Immigration Minister Peter Dutton losing his High Court appeal against an Afghan asylum seeker due to be deported from Queensland.
The asylum seeker, identified only as EFX17, arrived in Australia in 2009 and was granted a protection visa at the end of that year.
Five High Court justices handed down their decision on the case, which originated in the Federal Court, on Wednesday.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
In 2016, he was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment for committing acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm.
On January 3, 2017, Mr Dutton’s delegate cancelled the man’s visa and sent a letter advising him of this to Brisbane Correctional Centre via email and it was…
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