Full Federal Court bench to hear legal challenge against Australia's ban on outbound travel

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LibertyWorks - a group that professes to support free speech, natural rights and free markets - in December launched a legal challenge to Australia's outbound travel ban, which on Thursday will be heard by a full Federal Court bench.

The Commonwealth's outbound travel ban is a breach of human rights and has no public health benefit, a conservative non-profit group will argue in a bid to have the Federal Court overturn the decision.

The NSW Council for Civil Liberties in March also called the federal government's ban"authoritarian". It comes as a separate challenge to the Commonwealth's temporary ban on citizens returning from COVID-ravaged India was launched on Wednesday.

 

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liliene123 10’s of thousands of Australians have had their lives on hold at least a year due to the international border closure due to separation from partners/spouses/young kids who are overseas. There ARE safe ways to reunite. Even NZ didn’t have an exit ban LoveIsNotTourism

Selfish people more worried about their rights for a few lousy weeks than a whole Nations.

Respect our Government - The full bench is a bunch of loonies obsessed with international law. Send them and the Human Rights Commission Packing.

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