Haneef to appeal for visa
Mohammed Haneef will appeal the Australian government's decision to revoke his visa.
By PTI |
MELBOURNE: Indian doctor Mohammed Haneef will appeal the Australian government's decision to revoke his visa, his lawyer said, with experts believing that the move to invoke immigration laws to continue detaining him can be challenged on grounds of "bias" and "irrelevant considerations."
Lawyer Peter Russo said the Immigration Minister's decision to revoke his client's visa after being granted bail by a court hearing into charges that he supported a terrorist organisation was a direct contravention to assurance by federal police last week that no action was proposed to be taken in respect of immigration matters.
"We have examined the minister's decision and believe it is reviewable through an application to the Federal Court, which can be considered on a limited basis," Russo said.
"The only association identified by the Federal police, as part of their criminal allegation, is the giving of a SIM card. The highest the allegations put was that he was reckless in that respect," Russo was quoted as saying by the media.
The appeal will be filed in Brisbane. "We are very concerned at the Minister's actions. It is as if the Commonwealth put everything they had before the umpire and then, not liking her decision, took the game into their own hands," Russo lamented.
Human rights lawyer Greg Barns, a former adviser to the government, said the decision to revoke Haneef's visa "looks bad."
"Andrews' decision can be challenged on the grounds of bias or taking into account irrelevant considerations in making his decision this includes political considerations," he said.
Lawyer Peter Russo said the Immigration Minister's decision to revoke his client's visa after being granted bail by a court hearing into charges that he supported a terrorist organisation was a direct contravention to assurance by federal police last week that no action was proposed to be taken in respect of immigration matters.
"We have examined the minister's decision and believe it is reviewable through an application to the Federal Court, which can be considered on a limited basis," Russo said.
"The only association identified by the Federal police, as part of their criminal allegation, is the giving of a SIM card. The highest the allegations put was that he was reckless in that respect," Russo was quoted as saying by the media.
The appeal will be filed in Brisbane. "We are very concerned at the Minister's actions. It is as if the Commonwealth put everything they had before the umpire and then, not liking her decision, took the game into their own hands," Russo lamented.
Human rights lawyer Greg Barns, a former adviser to the government, said the decision to revoke Haneef's visa "looks bad."
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"Andrews' decision can be challenged on the grounds of bias or taking into account irrelevant considerations in making his decision this includes political considerations," he said.
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