Don Dale Detention Centre teens fail on appeal for more government comp
FOUR teenagers who sued the Territory Government over mistreatment at Don Dale Detention Centre have had their appeals refused
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FOUR teenagers who sued the Territory Government over mistreatment at Don Dale Detention Centre have had their appeals refused.
The teens were in 2017 awarded between $12,000 and $17,000 for minor acts of mistreatment, but refused a larger payout after a judge ruled officials used reasonable force when tear-gassing them.
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The rejection of the teens’ appeal marks the latest legal setback for the teens, having turned down six-figure settlement offers, lost their case at trial and been ordered to pay much of the government’s legal costs.
The teenagers — all of whom have committed serious offences as adults but who can’t be named — were on Monday ordered to pay the Government’s legal costs.
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