Court asks national security watchdog to investigate Dutton over terror leader’s detention

June 5, 2024   

(Age) Peter Dutton could be investigated by the national security watchdog after a Victorian Supreme Court judge found that under his watch as home affairs minister, the department failed to disclose scathing reports questioning an assessment tool used to detain terror cell leader Abdul Nacer Benbrika.

Justice Elizabeth Hollingworth said on Wednesday that she had concerns there had been “a serious interference with the administration of justice,” and she was referring the matter to the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor.

Hollingworth was scathing of the conduct of the Australian Federal Police and the Department of Home Affairs for not sharing the expert reports with Benbrika’s legal team.

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