Plaintiff M61/2010E v Commonwealth

Plaintiff M61/2010E v Commonwealth
Court High Court of Australia
Full case name Plaintiff M61/2010E v Commonwealth of Australia; Plaintiff M69 of 2010 v Commonwealth of Australia
Decided 11 November 2010
Citation(s) [2010 HCA 41], 243 CLR 319, 272 ALR 14
Court membership
Judge(s) sitting French CJ, Gummow, Hayne, Heydon, Crennan, Kiefel and Bell JJ[1]

Plaintiff M61/2010E v Commonwealth of Australia; Plaintiff M69 of 2010 v Commonwealth of Australia is a decision of the High Court of Australia in its "original jurisdiction" under section Section 75 of the Constitution of Australia. The plaintiffs were Sri Lankan citizens that had arrived at Christmas Island in 2010.[2] They sought a declaration that they were not given the same procedural fairness as on-shore claimants.[3] The court en banc ruled for the plaintiffs.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Plaintiff M61/2010E v Commonwealth of Australia; Plaintiff M69 of 2010 v Commonwealth of Australia [2010] HCA 41 (11 November 2010)". AustLII. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "The Law Report - M61 and M69". ABC Radio National. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 23 November 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Landmark cases in Australia - PLAINTIFFS M61 AND M69". State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
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