CPCF v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] HCA 1
What was at stake
Lawfulness of detaining at sea, and taking towards another country, a group of Tamil asylum seekers intercepted en route to Australia.
What the court decided
By a 4:3 majority the Maritime Powers Act authorised the detention of the asylum seekers at sea; the detention was lawful and no damages were payable.
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