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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp

Scott Morrison’s secret ministries used as grounds for Afghan man’s cancelled visa case

Scott Morrison and Karen Andrews
An Afghan man argues Scott Morrison was home affairs minister when his visa was cancelled, not Karen Andrews. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

An Afghan man has challenged Karen Andrews’ decision to cancel his visa in 2021, arguing that Scott Morrison’s multiple ministerial appointments displaced her as home affairs minister and rendered the decision void.

The federal court case, brought by a former employee of the US embassy in Afghanistan who is known as CEU22, indirectly challenges the validity of all visa cancellation decisions made personally by the minister from the date of Morrison’s appointment on 6 May 2021 to the Coalition’s election loss in May 2022.

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