(a) Any reforms
needed to the current Immigration Detention Network in Australia;
(b) The impact of
length of detention and the appropriateness of facilities and services for
asylum seekers;
(c) The
resources, support and training for employees of Commonwealth agencies and/or
their agents or contractors in performing their duties;
(d) The health,
safety and wellbeing of asylum seekers, including specifically children,
detained within the detention network;
(e) Impact of
detention on children and families, and viable alternatives;
(f) The
effectiveness and long term viability of outsourcing immigration detention
centre contracts to private providers;
(g) The impact,
effectiveness and cost of mandatory detention and any alternatives, including
community release;
(h) The reasons
for and nature of riots and disturbances in detention facilities;
(i) The
performance and management of Commonwealth agencies and/or their agents or
contractors in discharging their responsibilities associated with the detention
and processing of irregular maritime arrivals or other persons;
(j) The
health, safety and wellbeing of employees of Commonwealth agencies and/or their
agents or contractors in performing their duties relating to irregular maritime
arrivals or other persons detained in the network;
(k) The level,
adequacy and effectiveness of reporting incidents and the response to incidents
within the immigration detention network, including relevant policies,
procedures, authorities and protocols;
(l) Compliance
with the Government's immigration detention values within the detention
network;
(m) Any issues
relating to interaction with States and Territories regarding the detention and
processing of irregular maritime arrivals or other persons;
(n) The
management of good order and public order with respect to the immigration
detention network;
(o) The total
costs of managing and maintaining the immigration detention network and
processing irregular maritime arrivals or other detainees;
(p) The expansion
of the immigration detention network, including the cost and process adopted to
establish new facilities
(q) The length of
time detainees have been held in the detention network, the reasons for their
length of stay and the impact on the detention network;
(r) Processes
for assessment of protection claims made by irregular maritime arrivals and
other persons and the impact on the detention network; and
(s) Any
other matters relevant to the above terms of reference.