Allseas on Monday lodged action with the Federal Court to try to prevent the Immigration Department from checking its employees’ visas.
The offshore pipeline and subsea construction company is arguing its work off Barrow Island, 50km from WA’s Pilbara coast, should be exempt from Australia’s official Migration Zone.
http://www.skynews.com.au/topstories/article.aspx?id=690957&vId=2884049&cId=Top%20Stories
Found by accident when looking at Sky News interactive on the telly for Perth. No publicity anywhere else that I can find.
Actually filed it back on 1 November. Google found this.
https://www.comcourts.gov.au/file/Federal/P/WAD434/2011/actions
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