Exclusive: Freedom of information request shows immigration minister granted visas to individuals in some cases just hours ahead of their release through a different channel with greater monitoring
Andrew Giles released at least four people from immigration detention on visas without the strictest conditions, bypassing an independent board despite the non-citizens being identified as “likely” affected by the high court ruling on indefinite detention.
Four such releases from detention were approved by Giles and documents partially released. A further three submissions were “exempt in full” from release under FoI. Another submission, cleared and signed on 29 December, said the non-citizen “is in detention and has been considered to be in scope of the decision in NZYQ”.
The submissions all note the non-citizens who benefited from release “had a visa cancelled under section 501 of the act” for failing the character test. Ministerial intervention was reported in statements to parliament, in which Giles said he had decided as a “discretionary and humanitarian act it is in the interests of Australia as a humane and generous society” to grant the visa.
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