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The national security committee of cabinet includes Prime Minister Tony Abbott, deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, Treasurer Joe Hockey, Attorney-General George Brandis, Defence Minister David Johnston and Immigration Minister Scott Morrison. The document maintains they were acting within the scope of the Maritime Powers Act in detaining the asylum seekers on the customs vessel and had no obligation to afford them procedural fairness. A challenge to the decision to hold the asylum seekers indefinitely on the high seas and not allow their claims to be assessed on Christmas Island is now being fought on behalf on one of the male asylum seekers on board. Read more: theage.au/federal-politics/political-news/abbott-government-documents-show-157-asylum-seekers-detained-on-high-seas-allowed-three-hours-of-natural-light-a-day-20140722-3cci2.html
Posted on: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 03:01:49 +0000

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