MORE ‘CRIMINAL CONDUCT’ BY THE MINISTER Another seminal case & an echo of Flick J’s AFX17 judgment for our client in June: “the Minister has engaged in conduct which can only be described as criminal”. 1/3 https://www.judgments.fedcourt.gov.au/judgments/Judgments/fca/single/2020/2020fca1354

“The Minister cannot place himself above the law and, at the same time, necessarily expect that this Court will grant discretionary relief. The Minister has acted unlawfully. His actions have unlawfully deprived a person of his liberty”. 2/3

“His conduct exposes him to both civil and potentially criminal sanctions, not limited to a proceeding for contempt. In the absence of explanation, the Minister has engaged in conduct which can only be described as criminal”. When will this end?