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Rights and Freedoms
27 March 2015Book pageExecutive summary
Rights & Responsibilities 2014 was a national consultation conducted by the Human Rights Commissioner between August and December 2014. The consultation examined how well people think their human rights and freedoms are protected in Australia. Altogether the Human Rights Commissioner consulted with over 1,100 people at public events and meetings as part of Rights & Responsibilities… -
Rights and Freedoms
27 March 2015Book page
1 Introduction
Rights & Responsibilities 2014 was a national consultation conducted by the Human Rights Commissioner, Tim Wilson. The consultation examined how well people think their human rights and freedoms are protected in Australia. [2] In particular, the consultation sought to examine whether Australia’s different levels of government, through the enactment of legislation and implementation of… -
Commission – General
17 February 2015Book pageWho we are
Australia's peak Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous health bodies, health professional bodies and human rights organisations operate the Close the Gap Campaign. The Campaign's goal is to raise the health and life expectancy of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to that of the non-Indigenous population within a generation: to close the gap by 2030. It aims to… -
Rights and Freedoms
9 February 2015Book page
Appendix 8 – Departmental responses to findings and recommendations of the Inquiry
Department of Immigration and Border Protection Official Response - Cover Letter (Word) Department of Immigration and Border Protection Official Response - Attachment A (Word) Department of Immigration and Border Protection Official Response - Cover Letter (PDF) Department of Immigration and Border Protection Official Response - Attachment A (PDF) -
Rights and Freedoms
6 February 2015Book page
Appendix 6 – Inquiry questionnaire forms
Detention Centre Visit Questionnaire Impact of Detention Post Release Questionnaire -
Rights and Freedoms
6 February 2015Book page
Appendix 7 – Departmental policies and procedures
7.1 Framework of Detention 7.2 Children’s Unit 7.3 Treatment of children 7.4 Case managers 7.5 Service providers 7.6 Education 7.7 Child protection The Department of Immigration and Border Protection has provided the Commission with various documents which set out the legal, policy, procedural and training requirements which guide the Department and service provider staff. This Appendix is… -
Rights and Freedoms
6 February 2015Book page
Appendix 9 – Acknowledgements
President Professor Gillian Triggs Commissioners Megan Mitchell, Tim Wilson Inquiry team Fabienne Baldan, Prabha Nandagopal, Sarah Dillon, Annabel Pope, Maria Katsabanis, Akhil Abraham Part-time assistance to the Inquiry Anna Nelson, Shyamika Peeligama, Ting Lim, Loki Ball, Darren Dick, Padma Raman Legal Graeme Edgerton Media Sarah Bamford Website Leon Wild, Matthew Bretag, Jaejin Fisher… -
6 February 2015Book page
Appendix 5 – Notices to Produce
5.1 First Notice to Produce to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection: 31 March 2014 5.2 Second Notice to Produce to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection: 11 July 2014 5.3 Third Notice to Produce to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection: 12 August 2014 5.4 First Notice to Produce to International Health and Medical Services: 24 July 2014 5.5 Second… -
Rights and Freedoms
6 February 2015Book page
Appendix 4 – Schedule of public hearings and witness list
Five public hearings were convened by the Inquiry with a total of 41 witnesses giving evidence. The following is a list of all witnesses who appeared before the Inquiry. Date Location Witness list 4 April 2014 SydneyAustralian Human Rights Commission Ms Rim Jezan(Former child detainee) Department of Immigration and Border Protection(Mr Mark Cormack – Deputy Secretary, ImmigrationStatus… -
Rights and Freedoms
6 February 2015Book page
Appendix 2 – Detailed Inquiry methodology
2.1 Visits to detention centres 2.2 Submissions 2.3 Public hearings 2.4 Evidence provided pursuant to Notices to Produce 2.5 Interviews with children and parents released from detention 2.6 Data Management 2.7 Approach to incorporating evidence 2.8 Assessment of probative value 2.9 Selection and use of case studies 2.10 Context for analysis of the evidence 2.11 Confidentiality This Appendix … -
6 February 2015Book page
Appendix 3 – List of public submissions
A total of 239 submissions were received by the Inquiry. Of these: 105 were public submissions; 69 were public submissions with name withheld; and 65 were confidential and were not published. The following are all public submissions received by the Inquiry. These submissions have been made available on the Commission website. Submission Submission No. 11 year old detained in Nauru OPC 64 12…