Review of Immigration Detention Centres (1999)
Findings of the Human Rights Commissioner after inspecting four immigration detention centres in 1998-99.
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
DIAC Response to the 2012 Australian Human Rights Commission Report on Immigration Detention at Christmas Island
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Response to the 2012 Australian Human Rights Commission Report on Immigration Detention at Christmas Island
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Speech delivered to Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Today I want to talk to you first generally about Australia’s human rights obligations, and the role of the Commission. I will then move to discuss three key human rights obligations which are relevant to decisions which some officers within the Department make every day.
Fact sheets and other publications about immigration detention, asylum seekers and refugees
Immigration detention reports and photos
Immigration detention reports:
The reports below published by the Commission outline issues of concern arising from its visits to immigration detention facilities.
2018
- Dept. of Home Affairs response to Adelaide Immigration Detention Centre
Reports of complaints relating to immigration detention
Reports of complaints under the AHRC Act
The Commission can inquire into complaints of breaches of human rights under the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) (AHRC Act).
When the Commission receives a complaint of an alleged breach of human rights the Commission will attempt to resolve the complaint through conciliation.
Speeches, events and media about immigration detention, asylum seekers and refugees
Submissions about immigration detention, asylum seekers and refugees
Refugees with adverse security assessments page
View the Commission's concerns about the treatment of refugees, including those who have received adverse security assessments from ASIO.
Immigration detention statistics
View statistics related to immigration detention in Australia, including how many people arrive, the length of their detention and where they are held.