Dutton's department challenges federal court's authority to order Nauru transfers

Home affairs lawyers enlist new argument in case of 11-year-old detainee

The Australian government is challenging the legality of the federal court hearing applications for urgent medical transfers of refugees and asylum seekers held on Nauru.

The move comes amid a rush of transfers, and appears in contrast to claims made by Australian Border Force to those detainees that the delays are due to the Nauruan government.

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