Case 54: Preventing the eviction of siblings from refugee background

VICPeople seeking asylum
Written By Rachel Richmond
Photo of two sisters smiling and leaning on a wall. Photo by FatCamera on iStock

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MetroWest, a housing provider, tried to evict two siblings who had recently arrived in Australia as refugees, for no specified reason. The Director of Footscray Housing Services, after hearing what was happening, engaged PILCH to challenge the eviction. MetroWest eventually agreed that they were bound by the obligations in the Charter and withdrew the application for eviction.

Source: Fitzroy Legal Service, Submission to the Review of the Victorian Charter, 2011

Rachel Richmond
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