AAP
September 1, 2011, 5:05 am
•'Don't leave them in limbo'
The government is facing calls to end the 'legal limbo' for asylum seekers after the High Court sunk the Malaysia Solution.
Refugee lawyer David Manne has urged the federal government not to find ways around the High Court's decision declaring its Malaysia people swap deal unlawful.
Instead, he says it should focus on processing the claims of the 300-plus asylum seekers who remain "locked up in limbo" on Christmas Island.
"I call on the government to not only respect the decision of the court, but to not embark on some sort of exercise in trying to circumvent the decision in any way," Mr Manne told ABC Television.
"To quickly move to process the claims of these asylum seekers in Australia."
The High Court on Wednesday ruled the Malaysia swap deal invalid because it did not provide adequate protections.
Mr Manne, who headed the legal challenge, denied Immigration Minister Chris Bowen's claim that the High Court had set a "new test" of asylum seeker protection laws.
"It's not a new test," he said.
"It's an interpretation of the law and it's an emphatic judgment from six out of seven judges."
Mr Bowen says the government will be seeking urgent legal advice on the way forward now that the deal to offload 800 boat arrivals to Malaysia is dead in the water.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard insists the government hasn't been put off.
"Nothing in (the decision) is going to diminish our resolve to break the people smugglers' business model," she told reporters in Brisbane on Wednesday.
"We will study the decision though."
Mr Manne believes the High Court decision has cast doubt about the legality of offshore processing in general and the possibility of re-establishing detention centres in Nauru and Papua New Guinea.
"I certainly think that the proposals to send people to other countries in the region and whether that would in fact be lawful is an open question," he said.
Opposition immigration spokesman Scott Morrison earlier insisted that the coalition's plan to reopen Nauru would not fall foul of the court's ruling.
Mr Morrison told ABC Television that the Howard government-era facility had in fact been "favourably referred to" by the High Court when it handed down its ruling.
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9 COMMENTS
Anthony (joseph) William
21 minutes ago
Simple solution... Take refugees for 5 years.. Teach them skills, apprenticeships, english.... Then return them to their countries so they can help their own people.. They do not belong here.. Just like an Australian is not suited for relocating to Afghanistan or Somalia ... This is is real "AID".
Robyn17 minutes ago
what a joke this government is as usual, shame the alternative is just as stupid. now we are getting 4000 more refugees here than we started with. If all these do gooders and judges and lawyers want them in the country perhaps they can house them in their backyards and posh holiday houses they have. I'm over these stupid boffins in the government making unattainable decisions that just cost us taxpayers a small fortune to fight in court, I think it was a stall tactic, they knew from the...
Rudolph
17 minutes
if they hurry up one off them be might become the 5 th wiggle. as they are wigglying in front off the people that went through the right procedure's to come to australia.
J Memphis tn'se
12 minutes ago
Simple solution indeed! Take all aborigenes, teach them relevant modern skills, then return intruders to Britain/Europe to continue with their way of life. Just like an aborigene is not suited for England or Italy. This is real JUSTICE.
Jethro
11 minutes ago
One warning shot 4 foot below the bow by our navy would either turn the illegal people smuggling boats around, or make them disappear better than any David Copperfield trick.
Guido Fawkes
10 minutes ago
Its an easy solution, no documents no processing and jailed for 5yrs for illegally entering australia, and once released banned from entering australian for life. This would allow ASIO to conduct background checks so much faster. They like to throw these documents prior to boarding the boat to australia or on the way over. The crew that man these boats should be jailed for a mandatory sentencing of 15yrs, and once released banned from entering australian for life With these laws in place I...
J Memphis tn'se
10 minutes ago
"Nothing is going to break our resolve"...even though it is "an emphatic judgement from six out of seven judges". Isn't this lawlesness from a ruling head of state?
Hazz
8 minutes ago
More incompetence by Gillard and Bowen....Bowen was told by DFAT his policy was flawed but took no notice...Words defy me on the incompetence and stupidity of this minister....This asylum seeker debacle has cost us the tax payers Billions upon Billions and all Gillard had to do was re-open Naru.... Imagine that all the money wasted on this issue would have done for our Public Hospitals, the needy, pensioners etc....
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7 minutes ago
Actions speak louder than words people. If you don't want them here, you know what's to be done.
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What do you think ?
Các anh chị nghĩ gì, có ý kiến, phê bình gì qua bài viết "START PROCESSING ASYLUM CLAIMS, GOVT TOLD" và ý kiến phê bình từ "9 COMMENTS" của độc giả ?
Và những người VN BỊ MẤT NƯỚC vào tay bè lũ phản quốc CƯỚP NƯỚC DIỆT CHỦNG BÁN NƯỚC Việt gian thổ phỉ ĐỘC tài ĐỘC đảng vô loại cộng sản VN, những người VN từng vượt biển trên những chiếc thuyền mong manh đi Tỵ Nạn cộng sản, đi tìm TỰ DO, có suy nghĩ gì, còn nhớ được gì qua hình ảnh những người "ASYLUM SEEKERS" đã và đang xảy ra ở Australia ?
Có những điểm giống nhau và khác nhau gì giữa những người VN Tỵ Nạn cộng sản và những người "ASYLUM SEEKERS" ???
Nhìn hình ảnh của người bị trả lại nhà tù họ đã từng thóat ra, nếu đó là nhà tù thật sự, thì những kẻ đã từng vượt thóat khỏi nhà tù cộng sản, ngày hôm nay tự nguyện đút đầu vào rọ, tự nguyện làm chó ghẻ, tự nguyện làm tay sai đầy tớ cho những thằng súc sinh cai tù, có thấy đó là hành vi vô sỉ, là tự bôi tro trát trấu vào mặt, là nhổ ra liếm vào, còn đáng phỉ nhổ hơn cả bè lũ thú vật độc tài độc đảng phản quốc BÁN NƯỚC cộng sản VN ???
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