Labor and lawyers have rejected Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton's claim that offshore asylum seekers don't have to provide consent to trigger their own medical evacuation to Australia.
Mr Dutton is seeking advice on challenging the court decision if the government isn't able to repeal the bill. "As I'm advised not only do they not have to see the patient themselves the patient doesn't even need to provide consent," Mr Dutton told reporters in Sydney on Thursday. "A doctor reviews a medical record and makes a recommendation on the next step and the course of treatment.
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