The Australian Government’s responses to the wrongful detention of Australian citizens overseas, with particular reference to:

a) how Australia can improve its policy framework to deter the practice of arbitrary detention for diplomatic leverage (‘hostage diplomacy’) and increase transparency and public awareness of the regimes which engage in the practice;

b) Australia’s foreign policy responses to regimes that wrongfully detain Australian citizens;

c) Australia’s current processes for categorising and declaring cases of wrongful detention;

d) the management of cases of wrongful detention by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade;

e) communications with and support for families of Australians being wrongfully detained overseas;

f) communications with and support for Australians who have been released from wrongful detention; and

g) any other related matters.