Government can’t seize detainees’ mobile phones, Full Court says

Class Actions 2018-06-26 3:30 pm By Miklos Bolza | Sydney

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The Full Court has invalidated a blanket policy by the Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs to seize mobile phones from detainees held within immigration detention centres, in a class action filed on behalf of detainees.

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