Photo: Getty ImagesThe legal action launched in Christchurch last night will represent people who have been deported or detained under certain sections of Australia's Migration Act. The class action will cover only those affected after 2014 when changes were made to the Act. Action against New Zealand could focus on its role in imposing post-release conditions on deportees who had already served their sentence. Another advocate for deportees, Australian-based migration agent Erina Morunga, said a class action allowed for greater scrutiny of deportations. No date has been given for when the class action will start.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 26, 2021 21:45 UTC