The fight to keep a Sri Lankan Tamil family in Australia has started in Melbourne with Government lawyers filing last-minute evidence, The Australian reported.<\/p>\n
Sri Lankan couple Priya and Nades Murugappan and their Australian-born daughters Kopika and Tharunicaa, aged four and two, are detained on Christmas Island.<\/p>\n
Government \u201clawyers decided just prior to the hearing they now wish to file more evidence so we\u2019re not in a position to proceed with the second ground today\u201d, the family\u2019s lawyer Carina Ford explained outside the Federal Court on Friday.<\/p>\n
Priya, Nades and Kopika have been refused refugee status and the legal battle hinges on Tharunicaa and her right to apply for protection.<\/p>\n
The second ground relates to ministerial use of powers under a section of the immigration act and whether the process was fair.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a bit disappointing to know things aren\u2019t quite ready on the minister\u2019s side,\u201d Ms Ford said.<\/p>\n
The lawyer visited the family this month and said they were \u201cholding up ok\u201d but were lonely.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe conditions where they\u2019re living is not great, it\u2019s really run down,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The family settled in the Queensland country town of Biloela before being taken to detention in Melbourne in March 2018, then transferred to Christmas Island in 2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re begging the immigration minister (David Coleman) and home affairs minister (Peter Dutton) to let this family out and let this family go back to Biloela, at least while they go through the legal process,\u201d Tamil Refugee Council spokesman Aran Mylvaganam said.<\/p>\n
The situation for Tamils in Sri Lanka had also become worse with the election of a new president, he said.<\/p>\n
The family remain on the island and the case will continue on Tuesday before Justice Mark Moshinsky.<\/p>\n
Courtesy: Colombo Gazette<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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