Parliament ‘Not Going Home’ Until Detention Regime for Immigration Detainees Passes

Published on November 29, 2023

The Australian government is planning to introduce a constitutional preventative detention regime to get the “dangerous offenders” who were released from immigration detention off the streets. Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil said parliament will not be going home until the new measures are adopted. The vow comes amid political pressure from the Opposition, after 141 detainees were released into the community following a landmark High Court decision overturning a 20 year precedent. On Nov. 28, the High Court provided a reason for its ruling that indefinite immigration was unlawful in the case of NZYQ vs the Minister for Immigration. This ruling left the door open for the detention of the individual on another statutory basis, such as a law providing for preventative detention of a child sex offender who poses a risk of reoffending if released from custody....

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