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HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

GAGELER CJ,

GORDON, EDELMAN, STEWARD, GLEESON, JAGOT AND BEECH-JONES JJ



ASF17
APPELLANT

AND

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
RESPONDENT

ASF17 v Commonwealth of Australia
[2024] HCA 19
Date of Hearing: 17 April 2024
Date of Judgment: 10 May 2024
P7/2023

ORDER

Appeal dismissed with costs

Representation

L G De Ferrari SC with M W Guo and C J Fitzgerald for the appellant (instructed by Zarifi Lawyers)

S P Donaghue KC, Solicitor-General of the Commonwealth, with B D Kaplan and N A Wootton for the respondent (instructed by Australian Government Solicitor)

C L Lenehan SC with T M Wood and J R Murphy for AZC20, intervening (instructed by Human Rights Law Centre)

Notice: This copy of the Court's Reasons for Judgment is subject to formal revision prior to publication in the Commonwealth Law Reports.