Lawyers question validity of Peter Dutton's decisions in immigration cases

Advocates to examine whether rulings in clients’ cases will stand amid questions about the minister’s eligibility

The question of eligibility has continued to dog Peter Dutton as he hit out at suggestions he should change his investment portfolio and ayslum seeker advocates said they were investigating ramifications for their clients of his past decisions in office.

Days after Malcolm Turnbull elevated the issue of whether the home affairs minister’s business interests in childcare centres could disqualify him from parliament, Labor warned on Monday that Dutton was “kidding himself” if he thought the question over his eligibility for parliament had been resolved.

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