Published: August 15, 2019
Judge dismisses challenge to Peter Dutton’s ministerial decisions based on his alleged ineligibility
The federal court has rejected the claim Peter Dutton’s ministerial decisions in the 45th parliament can be challenged based on his alleged constitutional ineligibility, dismissing the idea as “purely hypothetical”.
On Wednesday Justice Jennifer Davies upheld a challenge against a decision of the home affairs minister to cancel a humanitarian visa because he did not separately consider Australia’s non-refoulement obligations, but rejected the suggestion his former interests in childcare centres could threaten the validity of his decisions.
Continue reading...from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2OTE4Jt
via
0 Comments