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Asylum Seekers and Refugees8 October 2014Opinion piece
Keeping asylum seeker children in detention doesn't stop people smugglers - so why do it?
The former and current ministers for immigration and border security, Chris Bowen and Scott Morrison, agree on one thing: that asylum seeker children are not detained to deter people smuggling. Rather, it appears that patrol boats and naval frigates, commanded by a three star general, and a refusal to allow refugees to settle here, have reduced the number of boats reaching Australia. Why… -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
HREOC submission to Inquiry into Immigration Detention in Australia
Submission of the HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION (HREOC) to the Joint Standing Committee on Migration Inquiry into Immigration Detention in Australia 4 August 2008 Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Level 8, 133 Castlereagh St GPO Box 5218 Sydney NSW 2001 Table of Contents Introduction Government’s announcement of a new direction in immigration detention policy… -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Inquiry into the administration and operation of the Migration Act 1958
Mr Owen Walsh Secretary Legal and Constitutional Committee Australian Senate Parliament House CANBERRA ACT 2600 8 August 2005 Dear Chair Inquiry into the administration and operation of the Migration Act 1958 – HREOC Submission Thank you for inviting the Commission to make a submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional References Committee's Inquiry into the administration and operation… -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Protection of the rights of the child in the context of migration (2010)
Protection of the rights of the child in the context of migration Information provided by the Australian Human Rights Commission to the OHCHR study on challenges and best practices in the implementation of the international framework for the protection of the rights of the child in the context of migration April 2010 Download PDF [ 136 KB ] Download Word [ 360 KB] Table of Contents 1… -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees24 November 2014Publication
National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention (2014)
Australia currently holds about 800 children in mandatory closed immigration detention for indefinite periods, with no pathway to protection or settlement. This includes 186 children detained on Nauru. Children and their families have been held on the mainland and on Christmas Island for, on average, one year and two months. Over 167 babies have been born in detention within the last 24 months… -
14 December 2012Book page
2011 Immigration detention at Villawood
2011 Immigration detention at Villawood Summary of observations from visit to immigration detention facilities at Villawood Download in PDF [1.06 MB] Download in Word [5.6 MB] DIAC response to the report Photos Contents PART A: Introductory sections 1 Introduction 2 Background 3 Immigration detention: the national context 4 Overview: immigration detention at Villawood PART B: Key concerns… -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Letter to the Committee against Torture regarding issues for Australia (2010)
Letter to the Committee against Torture regarding issues for Australia Australian Human Rights Commission President Human Rights Commissioner The Hon Catherine Branson QC Download PDF [50 KB] Download Word [250 KB] 4 September 2010 Mr Joao Nataf Secretary a.i. Committee Against Torture Human Rights Treaties Branch UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Dear Mr Nataf List of… -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Commission Submission: Ashmore
1. The Coroner has jurisdiction, relevantly, "to investigate a death". See s 19(1) of the Coroner's Act 1996 (CI) (the Act). Also see the definition of "investigation" in s 3 and ss 8, 25(1) - (3), 27(3) - (5), 44(2), 46(2) and 50 of the Act. Cf s 6(1) of the Coroner's Act 1920 (CI) which limited the jurisdiction of the Coroner, relevantly, "to inquire into the manner and… -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees14 December 2012Book page
Immigration detention in Darwin (2010)
Immigration detention in Darwin Summary of observations from visits to immigration detention facilities in Darwin 2010 Download in PDF [700 KB] Download in Word [4.3 MB] DIAC response to the report Photos Contents PART A: Introductory sections 1 Introduction 2 Background 3 Overview: immigration detention in Darwin 3.1 Northern Immigration Detention Centre 3.2 Berrimah House 3.3 Airport Lodge…
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