Key legal question
Whether the detention decision was insufficiently reasoned and therefore unlawful
Extracted holding
The reasoning was inadequate, but this exceptionally had no consequence because the record was complete and the case could be decided directly on the file.
Extracted reasoning
The detainee had already been represented at the hearing and the record showed that counsel had accepted detention. In these circumstances, the judge was not required to anticipate an appeal; despite the later challenge, the Federal Court relied directly on the full file.