As a result of the inquiry, I find that the following acts of the Commonwealth are inconsistent with, or contrary to, articles 7 and 9(1) of the ICCPR: • the failure of the Department to consider Mr MF for the grant of a Bridging E visa prior to 5 November 2020 • the failure of the Department to consider Mr MF for the grant of a Bridging E visa from March 2021 to 9 December 2022 • the Department’s. [...] With respect to the third issue raised by Mr MF in his complaint to the Commission, namely the refusal of a Medical Treatment visa, I note that Mr MF sought a review of the decision of the Department to refuse that visa to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT), which affirmed the 9 Department’s decision on 17 March 2020. [...] The Minister also had the power pursuant to section 351 of the Migration Act to substitute a decision for the one made by the AAT on 17 March 2020, which affirmed the decision of the Department to refuse a Medical Treatment visa to Mr MF. [...] I consider 2 acts of the Commonwealth as relevant to this inquiry: • the failure of the Department to consider the grant of a Bridging E visa • the failure of the Department to refer the case to the Minister in order for the Minister to assess whether to exercise the discretionary powers under sections 195A, 197AB or 351 of the Migration Act. [...] For the reasons above, I find that the following acts of the Department resulted in Mr MF’s detention becoming arbitrary, contrary to article 9 of the ICCPR: • the failure of the Department to consider Mr MF for the grant of a Bridging E visa prior to 5 November 2020 • the failure of the Department to consider Mr MF for the grant of a Bridging E visa from March 2021 to 9 December 2022.
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Table of Contents
- 2024 AusHRC 167 1
- Mr MF v Commonwealth of Australia Department of Home Affairs 3
- Report into inhuman treatment arbitrary detention and arbitrary interference with family. 3
- Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 4
- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 4
- 3.1 Procedural history ................................................................................... 8 6
- 3.2 Factual history ....................................................................................... 10 6
- 3.3 Medical history ...................................................................................... 13 6
- 4.1 Functions of the Commission ................................................................ 16 6
- 4.2 Scope of act and practice ................................................................... 16 6
- 4.3 What is a human right .......................................................................... 17 6
- 5.1 Law on article 9 of the ICCPR ................................................................. 17 6
- 5.2 Act or practice of the Commonwealth................................................... 18 6
- 5.3 Assessment ............................................................................................ 20 6
- 6.1 Law on articles 7 and 10 of the ICCPR ................................................... 32 6
- 6.2 Act or practice of the Commonwealth................................................... 34 6
- 6.3 Assessment ............................................................................................ 35 6
- 7.1 Law on arbitrary interference ............................................................... 39 6
- 8.1 Compensation ........................................................................................ 41 6
- 8.2 Regulation 2.25 ...................................................................................... 42 6
- 8.3 Referrals for ministerial consideration ................................................. 44 6
- 8.4 IHMS Practice Guideline ........................................................................ 45 6
- 8.5 Expectation on detainees to submit to voluntary removal .................. 46 6
- 1 Introduction to this inquiry 7
- Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 7
- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 7
- 2 Summary of findings and recommendations 8
- 3 Background 9
- 3.1 Procedural history 9
- Disability Discrimination Act 1992 Racial Discrimination Act 1975 10
- 3.2 Factual history 11
- Migration Regulations 1994 12
- 3.3 Medical history 14
- 4 Legal framework 17
- 4.1 Functions of the Commission 17
- 4.2 Scope of act and practice 17
- 4.3 What is a human right 18
- 5 Arbitrary detention 18
- 5.1 Law on article 9 of the ICCPR 18
- Van Alphen v The Netherlands 18
- 5.2 Act or practice of the Commonwealth 19
- Immigration detention following visa refusal or cancellation under section 501 of the Migration Act 1958 Cth 20
- 5.3 Assessment 21
- Ministers guidelines on ministerial powers s351 s417 and s501J 27
- Conducting Migration and Refugee Reviews 27
- Ministers guidelines on ministerial powers s351 s417 and s501J 27
- Davis v Minister for Immigration Citizenship Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs DCM20 v Secretary of Department of Home Affairs 29
- The Use of Hotels as 32
- Alternative Places of Detention. 32
- Lives on hold Refugees and asylum seekers in the Legacy Caseload 32
- 6 Inhuman treatment 33
- 6.1 Law on articles 7 and 10 of the ICCPR 33
- C v Australia 33
- F.K.A.G. v Australia M.M.M. v Australia 34
- 6.2 Act or practice of the Commonwealth 35
- 6.3 Assessment 36
- CR and CS v Commonwealth of Australia DIBP. 37
- 7 Interference with family 39
- 7.1 Law on arbitrary interference 40
- Balaguer Santacana v Spain 40
- 8 Recommendations 42
- 8.1 Compensation 42
- 8.2 Regulation 2.25 43
- 8.3 Referrals for ministerial consideration 45
- Davis 45
- 8.4 IHMS Practice Guideline 46
- 8.5 Expectation on detainees to submit to voluntary removal 47
- 9 The Departments response to my findings and recommendations 47
