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Members of the Committee	(PDF 163KB)
Executive Summary	(PDF 108KB)
Chapter 1 - Introduction	(PDF 155KB)
Background to the inquiry Establishment of the inquiry Terms of reference Conduct of the inquiry The Palmer Report and Ms Solon Documentation used in the report Structure of the report Acknowledgment
Chapter 2 - Preparations for the removal of Ms Solon	(PDF 268KB)
Background Events prior to removal DIMIA lines of inquiry Committee view The decision to remove Ms Solon Committee view Official procedures for determining a person is an unlawful non-citizen Committee view Ms Solon's legal rights Committee view Health of Ms Solon Committee view DFAT involvement Threat to the bilateral relationship Committee view The name Solon and a missing person's inquiry 2001 Other checks Committee view Conclusion
Chapter 3 - Ms Solon's removal from Australia	(PDF 199KB)
Removal Committee view Who was supposed to meet Vivian DIMIA Responsibility for making reception arrangements Committee view DFAT involvement Committee view Writing off Vivian's debt Committee view Conclusion
Chapter 4 - The connection is made	(PDF 270KB)
Accessing Vivian's records System searches in 2001 Palmer conclusions Committee view The moment of discovery in 2003 Committee view Accessing records DFAT involvement We were not asked to look for Ms Solon Committee view The link between the results of search in 2003 and 2005 Mr Young's efforts to locate his ex-wife Committee view Missing persons inquiry—2004 Committee view Mr Young continues his efforts to locate his ex-wife DFAT and more enquiries about Ms Solon What has been done to stop this happening again Conclusion
Chapter 5 - Search and Discovery	(PDF 194KB)
Search DFAT involvement When did DFAT first become aware of Ms Vivian Solon? Summary Conclusion
Appendix 1 - Public Submissions	(PDF 98KB)
Appendix 2 - Public hearings and witnesses	(PDF 131KB)
Appendix 3 - Additional information, tabled documents, and answers to questions on notice	(PDF 234KB)

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