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Strano v ACT

[2016] ACTSC 4

Supreme Court of the ACT2 February 2016

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Catchwords

1. Procedure
2. › Supreme Court procedure
3. › claim for compensation for unlawful detention
4. › application to strike out
5. › detention arising from imprisonment imposed by Magistrate for offence where no penalty of imprisonment available
6. › whether detention unlawful
7. › whether claim statute-barred.
1. Human Rights
2. › claim for compensation for unlawful detention made under Human Rights Act 2004 (ACT), s 18(7)
3. › whether s 18(7) creates a statutory cause of action separate from tort of false imprisonment.

Case Details

Citation[2016] ACTSC 4

CourtACTSC

JurisdictionAustralian Capital Territory

Decision Date2 February 2016

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