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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp Chief political correspondent

Refugee charged with breaching curfew launches high court challenge to released detainees’ visa conditions

The high court building in Canberra
Lawyers for a refugee have launched a high court challenge to the visa conditions imposed on those released from indefinite immigration detention. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

A stateless refugee who has been charged with breach of curfew and failing to recharge his ankle monitor has launched an urgent high court challenge against visa conditions imposed on those released from detention.

Lawyers for YBFZ, a pseudonym for the plaintiff born in Eritrea, have asked the high court to expedite the case by requiring the Albanese government to file a defence in weeks for a full hearing as early as March or April.

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