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Immigration detention in Australia: Facilities, services and transparency

18 August 2009

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Preliminary Pages	(PDF 138KB)
Foreword Membership of the Committee Committee secretariat Terms of reference List of abbreviations List of recommendations

Chapter 1 Introduction	(PDF 158KB)
Background to this report The development of Australia’s system of mandatory detention Ministerial announcements First report: Criteria for release from detention Second report: Community-based alternatives to detention Structure of this report

Chapter 2 Immigration detention infrastructure	(PDF 435KB)
Fitout standards Immigration detention facilities Perth immigration detention centre Villawood immigration detention centre Location, size and capacity Population profile Description of facilities Community perception Committee observations Northern immigration detention centre Location, size and capacity Population profile Description of facilities Community perception Committee observations Maribyrnong immigration detention centre Location, size and capacity Population profile Description of facilities Community perception Committee observations Excised Territories Christmas Island immigration detention centres Phosphate Hill immigration detention centre Population profile Description of facilities Community perception Committee observations Construction camp immigration detention centre Population profile Description of facilities Community perception Committee observations North West Point immigration detention centre Population profile Description of facilities Community perception Committee observations Immigration residential housing Perth immigration residential housing Population profile Description of facilities Community perception Committee observations Sydney immigration residential housing Location, size and capacity Description of facilities Community perception Committee observations Immigration transit accommodation Melbourne immigration transit accommodation Location, size and capacity Description of facilities Community perception Committee observations Brisbane immigration transit accommodation Location, size and capacity Population profile Description of facilities Community perception Committee observations Darwin juvenile facilities Location, size and capacity Population profile Description of facilities Committee observations Christmas Island duplexes and community placements Description of facilities Community perception Contingency facilities Committee conclusions

Chapter 3 Provision of services in detention facilities	(PDF 363KB)
Overview of immigration detention services Privatisation of detention services Systemic issues in immigration detention centres Immigration detention guidelines Contract with Global Solutions Limited (Australia) Pty Ltd Initiating change across detention services Service delivery model New detention service provider arrangements Services currently provided across immigration detention facilities Services currently provided on Christmas Island Health care services for people in detention Delivery of health care services Community concerns about detention services Immigration detention standards Inadequate health services Independent immigration detention health review commission Lack of services on Christmas Island Training of personnel Additional community comments on detention services Committee conclusions

Chapter 4 Transparency and visibility — immigration detention facilities	(PDF 185KB)
Oversight mechanisms Australian Human Rights Commission Immigration Detention Advisory Group Detention Health Advisory Group Commonwealth Ombudsman Independent inquiries United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees International obligations Lodging complaints Committee conclusions Transparency – immigration detention facilities Media Committee conclusions

Dissenting Report by Mr Petro Georgiou MP	(PDF 98KB)

Dissenting Report by Senator Sarah Hanson‑Young	(PDF 134KB)

Minority Report by the Hon. Dr Sharman Stone MP	(PDF 39KB)

Appendix A: List of submissions to the inquiry	(PDF 105KB)

Appendix B: List of public hearings and inspections	(PDF 82KB)

Appendix C: The Committee’s first report of the inquiry into immigration detention in Australia	(PDF 94KB)

Appendix D: The Committee’s second report of the inquiry into immigration detention in Australia	(PDF 64KB)