People who had their Australian visas revoked on character grounds could be freed after a landmark decision relating to the automatic cancellation of visas for some convicted criminals.
The ruling, made this month, has ramifications for possibly hundreds of others who are in immigration detention in Australia or already offshore after their visas were cancelled.
The Federal Court decision could spur the release of people in detention centres and potentially lead to appeals of those already deported. All affected decisions would need to be vacated.who spent years in detention, welcomed the decision – but urged caution. But Ford pointed out that the decision still allowed the relevant minister to use their discretionary power to cancel visas.
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