The High Court's decision that revocation of citizenship is illegal can influence other people's cases

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Australia's High Court has ruled that the government cannot revoke the citizenship of dual nationals suspected of involvement in terrorist activities, calling them unconstitutional.

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Published 10 June 2022 7:19pm

Updated 11 June 2022 9:08am

By Amelia Dunn

Presented by Ricky Kusumo

Source: SBS

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Australia's High Court has ruled that the government cannot revoke the citizenship of dual nationals suspected of involvement in terrorist activities, calling them unconstitutional.

On Wednesday (June 8) a majority of the Court of Appeal ruled that the power to revoke a person's citizenship was illegal because it allowed the Minister to interfere with the court's exclusive function to try and punish criminal wrongdoing.

A constitutional lawyer and academic from the University of New South Wales said the decision had far-reaching implications, given that it is estimated that there are dozens, if not more, of similar cases of Australians who have been affected by section 36-B.