List of recommendations

Recommendation 1

2.74
The committee recommends that the government make administrative arrangements that ensure detainees have access to communication facilities that will reasonably meet their needs, and enable timely, and where appropriate, private contact with friends, family, and legal services.

Recommendation 2

2.75
The committee recommends that the Senate pass the bill.

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About this inquiry

The bill amends the Migration Act 1958 to allow the Minister to classify things, such as drugs and mobile phones, as ‘prohibited’ in relation to immigration detention facilities and detainees. The bill also includes a new statutory search power.



Past Public Hearings

03 Jul 2020: Canberra