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The Australian government has been ordered to pay a Tamil family more than $200,000 in legal fees over their bid to stay in Australia,
Priya and Nades Murugappan and their Australian-born daughters Kopika and Tharunicaa, aged four and two, have spent more than two years in detention fighting their deportation to Sri Lanka.
Federal Court Justice Mark Moshinsky ordered the family's costs of $206,934.33 be paid, after they successfully argued their youngest daughter was denied procedural fairness in an application for a protection visa.
Immigration Minister David Coleman lifted a barrier to allow him to consider a visa application for Tharunicaa last May, but no decision was made.
He asked for a briefing on the family's case, including his ability to exercise a power allowing her to apply for a protection visa.
But an assessment by an immigration department official in August found it was unlikely Australia's protection obligations would apply to the family.
"The applicant was not notified that the August 2019 assessment was being conducted and was not invited to comment in relation to any aspect of the assessment," Justice Moshinsky said.
Priya and Nades fear persecution if they are returned to Sri Lanka.
The family had been held in detention in Melbourne but were transferred to Christmas Island in August after an urgent court order put a hold on their deportation.
Chux Monday, 27 April 2020 12:31 PM
Law works in those countries but here???
P. Fernando Monday, 27 April 2020 05:53 PM
I’m a Sri Lankan spouse (26 years ). We only get a spouse visa for 2 years. Great service.
Prithviraj Auroomooga Putten Monday, 27 April 2020 06:07 PM
Good that the family should also be given Residence Permit and Work Permit as well. The tamils are persecuted in Sri Lanka. Australia must be a door opener like Canada and UK to the Sri Lankan tamils. They are a hard working community.
DillonDP Tuesday, 28 April 2020 09:21 AM
Wow, here we have to pay for government mistakes, whilst having perpetrators in power
Gayan fonseka Tuesday, 28 April 2020 09:16 PM
Welldone. Australian government. Hats off
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