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Key decisions

  • YBFZ v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2024] HCA 40
  • Morgan v McMillan Investment Holdings Pty Ltd [2024] HCA 33

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) – curfew and monitoring

In YBFZ v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2024] HCA 40 (6 November 2024) (‘YBFZ’), the High Court allowed an appeal from the Full Court of the Federal Court with costs.

The plaintiff was a stateless Eritrean who arrived in Australia at the age of 14 holding a refugee visa. He was convicted of multiple offences and his refugee visa was revoked. He served a prison sentence and was released in 2018, after which he was held at immigration detention centres, in transit accommodation and in hospital for treatment for his mental health.

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