Pakistani refugee wins High Court case
AAP
A Pakistani refugee will be allowed to stay in Australia after winning a High Court challenge against a decision by former immigration minister Scott Morrison.
The High Court on Wednesday unanimously ruled a refusal to grant him a permanent protection visa was not based on law.
The man arrived at Christmas Island on an asylum-seeker boat in May 2012.
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Mr Morrison was not satisfied that it was in the national interest to grant him a visa.
The court ruled the minister could not refuse the visa application on the basis the man was an unauthorised maritime arrival.
Chief Justice Robert French made an order commanding the minister to grant the man a permanent protection visa.
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