A Tamil asylum-seeker family detained on Christmas Island will remain there for at least two more months ahead of a Federal Court trial.
Sri Lankan couple Priya and Nades Murugappan, and their Australian-born daughters Kopika and Tharunicaa, are fighting federal government attempts to deport the family.
It will likely to be heard during the weeks beginning February 17 or 24, but the precise timing has not been finalised.Justice Mark Moshinsky on Monday also made an order allowing lawyers for Tharunicaa to request documents about the case, such as internal departmental correspondence, be handed over to them.
The United Nations has asked they be released from Christmas Island detention but the government won't allow it. "Christmas Island was an option for me as the best place to manage the safety and security, subject to being able to satisfy myself that the family were able to access services, that the amenity there was suitable for children of the family and that we'd be able to manage any remote issues," he said at the time.
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