The nation's top court has ruled the Commonwealth is liable to compensate non-citizens held indefinitely in immigration detention, paving the way for them to receive millions of dollars from the government.
The High Court on Wednesday unanimously dismissed claims from the Commonwealth it had immunity from compensation claims brought by detainees.
The case was brought by Austrian citizen Safwat Abdel-Hady, who was held in immigration detention and his visa was cancelled on character grounds.
