House of Representatives Committees

Joint Standing Committee on Migration

Committee activities (inquiries and reports)

Report of inspections of detention centres throughout Australia

August 1998
Canberra

This report was presented to the Speaker on 27 August 1998
 ©This report remains the property of the Commonwealth of Australia 1998

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Committee report (consolidated) (PDF 6597KB)

Table of contents

Committee membership (PDF 4KB)

Chapter 1 The Inspection (PDF 11KB)

Chapter 2 Detention in Australia (PDF 20KB)

Chapter 3 Facilities and services (PDF 21KB)

Chapter 4 AFMA caretaker facilities - Darwin and Broome (PDF 20KB)

Chapter 5 Conclusion (PDF 10KB)

Appendix 1 Immigration detention standards

Appendix 2 Boat people granted entry into Australia since 1989 (PDF 6KB)

Appendix 3 DIMA Fact Sheet No 80 - Locating overstayers in Australia

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