Plaintiff M61/2010E v Commonwealth of Australia; Plaintiff M69 of 2010 v Commonwealth of Australia is a decision of the High Court of Australia in its "original jurisdiction" under Section 75 of the Constitution of Australia. The plaintiffs[2] were Sri Lankan citizens that had arrived at Christmas Island in 2010.[3] They sought a declaration that they were not given the same procedural fairness as on-shore claimants.[4] The court en banc ruled for the plaintiffs.[1]
| Plaintiff M61/2010E v Commonwealth | |
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| Court | High Court of Australia |
| Full case name | Plaintiff M61/2010E v Commonwealth of Australia; Plaintiff M69 of 2010 v Commonwealth of Australia |
| Decided | 11 November 2010 |
| Citations | [2010] HCA 41, 243 CLR 319 |
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| Judges sitting | French CJ, Gummow, Hayne, Heydon, Crennan, Kiefel and Bell JJ[1] |