Australians trying to leave could have a constitutional challenge to COVID-19 travel restrictions, says legal expert
Legal experts are questioning measures forcing travellers to get exemptions to leave the country, and Australia s other responses to the pandemic could increase the chances of a legal challenge. 8 July 2021
Experts are questioning the legality of the government s border measures requiring travellers heading out of Australia to get permission to leave.Â
The travel restrictions put in place at the beginning of the pandemic mean that Australian citizens and permanent residents are unable to leave the country unless they get an exemption from Border Force.
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Following the prime minister’s ban on Australian citizens returning from India, Fran Bailey has called the decision abhorrent and an indictment on the government.
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Former Howard government minister Fran Bailey.
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Fran Bailey, a former Howard government minister, has blasted Prime Minister Scott Morrison for locking Australians in India out of their own country, calling it “abhorrent”, “unconscionable” and “an indictment on the government”.
“I’m disgusted, absolutely disgusted by this decision,” Bailey says of the government’s declaration that there would be a temporary pause on travellers from India entering Australian territory from 12.01am on Monday, May 3.