Detention
UNHCR's submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Committee Inquiry into the provisions of the Migration Amendment (Designated Unauthorised Arrivals) Bill 2006 & Questions taken on Notice 26 May 2006.
Submitted May 2006
This submission expresses UNHCR's concern at the proposed offshore processing measures.
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Click here for the Senate Report, 13 June 2006
Submission
to the Senate Legal and Constitutional References Committee
Inquiry into the Administration and Operation of the Migration
Act 1958
Submitted July 2005
The Changes to detention
arrangements introduced by the Migration Amendment Act 2005
allow for a system that enables families with minor children
to be released into commmuntiy detention. The ministerial
powers under the act can also be exercised to allow other
vulnerable individuals to reside outside of detention centres.
Questions on Notice from 26 October 2005 Hearing. (pdf 128Kb)
Click here for final report into the Administration and Operation of the Migration Act 1958, March 2006. (pdf 4,797KB)
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Submission to the National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission-A last resort?
Submitted May
2002
The submission outlines the areas where Australia's
policy of mandatory detention of asylum seekers arriving
illigally is not consistant with applicable international
standards, in particular with regard to the detention of
minors. Several alternatives to detention are offered.
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here the
final report of the National Inquiry into Children in Immigration
Detention, April 2004. (pdf 6,755Kb)
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