Slash Shop Kerin - The High Court Rejects Their Appeal

Two men, peter and eric, have found themselves subject to legislation that allows for ongoing detention after they have served an entire sentence. They go to the high court to try and appeal that decision on the basis that that doing this is unconstitutional. But things don't go their way. The high court rejects their appeal. So talk me through why that is so. It, for a long time, has been a fundamental australian legal principle that detaining people against their will can only take place as a result of the judicial criminal process. And i mention exceptional circumstances. That's things like quarantine or mental health related orders. Other than in those rare exceptional categories, you're entitled to