Love v Commonwealth; Thoms v Commonwealth

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gptkbp:instanceOf High Court of Australia case
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Love_v_The_Commonwealth;_Thoms_v_The_Commonwealth
gptkbp:appellantHeritage Aboriginal Australian descent
gptkbp:appellantNationality gptkb:New_Zealand_(Brendan_Thoms)
gptkb:Papua_New_Guinea_(Daniel_Love)
gptkbp:appellantStatus Non-citizen permanent residents
gptkbp:application gptkb:Brendan_Thoms
gptkb:Daniel_Love
gptkbp:citation [2020] HCA 3
gptkbp:constitution gptkb:Section_51(xix)_of_the_Australian_Constitution
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:date 11 February 2020
gptkbp:deportationIssue Appellants subject to deportation under Migration Act 1958
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy gptkb:Gageler_J
gptkb:Keane_J
gptkb:Kiefel_CJ
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Love v Commonwealth; Thoms v Commonwealth
gptkbp:impact Implications for immigration law and Indigenous rights in Australia
gptkbp:judge gptkb:High_Court_of_Australia
gptkbp:legalIssue Whether Aboriginal Australians can be considered 'aliens' under section 51(xix) of the Australian Constitution
gptkbp:legalRepresentation Ron Merkel QC (for Love)
Stephen Keim SC (for Thoms)
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy gptkb:Bell_J
gptkb:Edelman_J
gptkb:Gordon_J
gptkb:Nettle_J
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Extensive national media attention in Australia
gptkbp:predecessor Status of Aboriginal Australians in relation to Australian constitutional law
gptkbp:principle Tripartite test for Aboriginality (descent, self-identification, community acceptance)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Mabo_v_Queensland_(No_2)
gptkb:Plaintiff_S99/2016_v_Minister_for_Immigration_and_Border_Protection
gptkbp:response gptkb:Commonwealth_of_Australia
gptkbp:result Aboriginal Australians cannot be considered 'aliens' under the Constitution, even if not citizens
gptkbp:significance First time High Court recognised a constitutional distinction for Aboriginal Australians regarding 'alien' status
gptkbp:subject gptkb:constitutional_law
Indigenous people
Citizenship law
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Love_v_Commonwealth
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6