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Immigration Act 2009

Appeals, reviews, and other proceedings - General provisions relating to proceedings involving classified information

257: Priority or urgency to be afforded to proceedings involving classified information

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“Courts and Tribunal must prioritise cases with classified information”

A court and the Tribunal must treat cases involving classified information as a top priority when scheduling and deciding on them.

If you’re being deported because of an order under section 163, or if you’re being held under Part 9, the court must handle your case involving classified information quickly.

You or anyone else involved in a case at the Tribunal or court can still ask for it to be dealt with urgently, even if it doesn’t involve classified information.

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Part 7 Appeals, reviews, and other proceedings
General provisions relating to proceedings involving classified information

257Priority or urgency to be afforded to proceedings involving classified information

  1. A court and the Tribunal must give priority to setting down and determining any proceedings involving classified information.

  2. A court must treat with urgency proceedings involving classified information in relation to a person—

  3. whose deportation has been ordered under section 163; or
    1. who is being detained under Part 9.

      1. Nothing in this section prevents a party to proceedings in the Tribunal or a court from requesting urgency in any other case.