59. It is of grave concern to the Special Rapporteur that a person may be indefinitely detained under the Migration Act 1958 and that the High Court of Australia has ruled that the mandatory and indefinite detention of unlawful non-citizens under the Act is valid, provided that this occurs for the purpose of removing or deporting the non-citizen from Australia.
59. It is of grave concern to the Special Rapporteur that a person may be indefinitely detained under the Migration Act 1958 and that the High Court of Australia has ruled that the mandatory and indefinite detention of unlawful non-citizens under the Act is valid, provided that this occurs for the purpose of removing or deporting the non-citizen from Australia.