A mute asylum seeker detained in Australia for 8 years has been granted approval to be released into the community under guard or moved to Nauru.
The decision to relocate the asylum seeker came after it was found the prolonged detention in Australia was contributing to his poor mental health.
The asylum seeker known as AZC20 in court documents fled from Iran seeking protection in Australia and has been held in detention centres since.
Justice Darryl Rangiah ordered AZC20 be moved from the Perth immigration detention centre to Nauru, making him the first person sent offshore by Australia in more than seven years.