QLN 116 v Republic of Nauru [2017] HCATrans 233 (14 November 2017)

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[2017] HCATrans 233

IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Office of the Registry
Sydney No S221 of 2017

B e t w e e n -

QLN 116

Appellant

and

REPUBLIC OF NAURU

Respondent

KIEFEL CJ
BELL J
GAGELER J
KEANE J
NETTLE J
GORDON J
EDELMAN J

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AT CANBERRA ON TUESDAY, 14 NOVEMBER 2017, AT 10.17 AM

Copyright in the High Court of Australia

KIEFEL CJ: The parties to this proceeding filed a consent on 27 October 2017 to the making of orders disposing of the proceeding. The Court makes the following orders by consent:

1. Appeal allowed with costs.

2. Set aside the order of the Supreme Court of Nauru made on 11 August 2017 and in its place order that:
   

(a) the decision of the Refugee Status Review Tribunal made on 29 November 2015 be quashed, and

(b) the matter be remitted to the Refugee Status Review Tribunal for reconsideration.

I publish the three orders of the Court. Call the matter for hearing.

AT 10.18 AM THE MATTER WAS CONCLUDED