Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        Selection of Bills Committee, Report No. 11 of 2017, September 2017, Appendix 4.

[2]        The Hon. Peter Dutton MP, Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, House of Representatives Hansard, 13 September 2017, p. 10181.

[3]        Explanatory Memorandum, Migration Amendment (Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2017, (Explanatory Memorandum), p. 2.

[4]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 2.

[5]        Migration Amendment (Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2017, proposed (the bill), ss. 251A(2).

[6]        Subsection 251A(1) of the bill.

[7]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 6.

[8]        Section 251A of the bill.

[9]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 6.

[10]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 6.

[11]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 7.

[12]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 7.

[13]      Migration Act 1958, ss. 252(2).

[14]      Paragraph 252(2)(c) of the bill.

[15]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 14.

[16]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 14.

[17]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 14.

[18]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 15; Subsection 252BA(6) of the bill.

[19]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 15.

[20]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 14.

[21]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 3.

[22]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 11, pp. 14–15, pp. 19–20.

[23]      Migration Act 1958, ss. 252A(1).

[24]      Explanatory Memorandum, pp. 12–13.

[25]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 9, pp. 16–17.

[26]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 3.

[27]      Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights (PJCHR), Human Rights Scrutiny Report 11 of 2017, October 2017, pp. 19–34; Scrutiny of Bills Committee, Scrutiny Digest 12 of 2017, October 2017, pp. 38–43.

[28]      PJCHR, Human Rights Scrutiny Report 11 of 2017, October 2017, p. 23.

[29]      PJCHR, Human Rights Scrutiny Report 11 of 2017, October 2017, p. 27.

[30]      PJCHR, Human Rights Scrutiny Report 11 of 2017, October 2017, p. 25.

[31]      PJCHR, Human Rights Scrutiny Report 11 of 2017, October 2017, p. 31.

[32]      PJCHR, Human Rights Scrutiny Report 11 of 2017, October 2017, p. 33.

[33]      PJCHR, Human Rights Scrutiny Report 11 of 2017, October 2017, p. 33.

[34]      Scrutiny of Bills Committee, Scrutiny Digest 12 of 2017, October 2017, p. 40.

[35]      Scrutiny of Bills Committee, Scrutiny Digest 12 of 2017, October 2017, p. 40.

[36]      Scrutiny of Bills Committee, Scrutiny Digest 12 of 2017, October 2017, p. 42.

[37]      Scrutiny of Bills Committee, Scrutiny Digest 12 of 2017, October 2017, p. 42.

[38]      Scrutiny of Bills Committee, Scrutiny Digest 12 of 2017, October 2017, p. 43.

[39]      Scrutiny of Bills Committee, Scrutiny Digest 12 of 2017, October 2017, p. 43.

[40]      The committee's website can be found at www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Legal_and_Constitutional_Affairs.

[41]      See Ms Judith Worrall, Submission 74; Mr Freddie K.Y. Leong, Submission 75; Ms Gillian Blair, Submission 76; Dr Cecily Mason, Submission 77; and Ms Penny Jerrim, Submission 78.

Chapter 2 - Key issues

[1]        Department of Immigration and Border Protection (the department), Submission 44, p. 4.

[2]        The Hon. Peter Dutton MP, Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, House of Representatives Hansard, 13 September 2017, p. 10180.

[3]        The statistics were current as at 30 September 2017.

[4]        Mr Kingsley Woodford‑Smith, Assistant Commissioner, Detention and Offshore Operations Command, the department, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2017, p. 29.

[5]        Mr Woodford‑Smith, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2017, p. 29.

[6]        Mr Woodford-Smith, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2017, p. 30.

[7]        Mr Woodford-Smith, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2017, p. 34.

[8]        Mr Woodford-Smith, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2017, p. 36.

[9]        Mr Woodford-Smith, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2017, p. 36.

[10]      Submission 44, p. 3.

[11]      Submission 44, p. 4.

[12]      See for example, Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), Submission 11, p. 7; Hunter Asylum Seeker Advocacy, Submission 47, p. 2; Brigidine Asylum Seeker Project, Submission 48, p. 4; National Justice Project, Submission 58, p. 2; Ms Christine Bourke and Mr Michael Chalmers, Submission 60, p. 2; Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC), Submission 80, paragraph 20.

[13]      Submission 80, paragraph 28.

[14]      Mr Woodford-Smith, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2017, p. 29.

[15]      The department, answers to questions on notice, 27 October 2017 (received 6 November 2017), p. 6.

[16]      Explanatory Memorandum, Migration Amendment (Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2017 (Explanatory Memorandum), p. 6.

[17]      See for example, Legal Aid New South Wales (Legal Aid NSW), Submission 49, pp. 4–5; Law Council of Australia (Law Council), Submission 64, pp. 9–10; Ms Katie Wrigley, Senior Solicitor, Civil Law Division, Government Law Team, Legal Aid NSW, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2017, p. 15.

[18]      Ms Fiona McLeod SC, President, Law Council, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2017, p. 5; Legal Aid NSW, Submission 49, p. 5.

[19]      Ms Pip de Veau, First Assistant Secretary, Legal Division, the department, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2017, p. 32.

[20]      Submission 64, p. 9.

[21]      Ms De Veau, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2017, pp. 24–25.

[22]      See for example, Combined Refugee Action Group, Submission 30, p. 1; Brigidine Asylum Seeker Project, Submission 48, p. 6; Refugee Advice and Casework Service (RACS), Submission 50, p.1; Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law (Kaldor Centre), Submission 52, pp. 2–3; New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties (NSW Council for Civil Liberties), Submission 54, p. 4; Refugee Council of Australia (Refugee Council), Submission 55, pp. 2–3; Refugee Legal, Submission 69, pp. 4–5;

[23]      Submission 69, p. 4.

[24]      See for example, Supporting Asylum Seekers Sydney (SASS), Submission 21; Liberty Victoria, Submission 25, p. 4; Refugee Advice & Casework Service (RACS), Submission 50, pp.2–4; Kaldor Centre, Submission 52, p. 3; National Justice Project, Submission 58, p. 2; Amnesty International, Submission 62, pp. 1–2; Castan Centre for Human Rights Law at Monash University (Castan Centre), Submission 79, p. 2.

[25]      Submission 50, p. 4.

[26]      Legal Aid NSW, Submission 49, pp. 3–6;  Castan Centre, Submission 79, p. 3, p. 5, p. 7.

[27]      Submission 11, p. 4.

[28]      Mr Edward Santow, Human Rights Commissioner, AHRC, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2017, p. 23.

[29]      Ms de Veau, Committee Hansard , 27 October 2017, pp. 27–28.

[30]      The department, answers to questions on notice, 27 October 2017 (received 6 November 2017), pp. 6–7.

[31]      Ms de Veau, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2017, p. 29.

[32]      RACS, Submission 50, p 1; Refugee Legal, Submission 69, p. 5.

[33]      National Justice Project, Submission 58, p. 3; Law Council, Submission 64, pp. 9‑ 10; Ms Fiona McLeod SC, Law Council, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2017, p. 5; Mr Paul Power, Refugee Council, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2017, p. 12.

[34]      Mr Power, Chief Executive Officer, Refugee Council, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2017, p. 12.

[35]      National Justice Project, answers to question on notice, 27 October 2017 (received 3 November 2017), pp. 2–3.

[36]      Ms de Veau, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2017, p. 35.

[37]      The department, answers to questions on notice, 27 October 2017 (received 6 November 2017), p. 6.

[38]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 2.

[39]      See for example, Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia and the Settlement Council of Australia, Submission 1, p. 2; SASS, Submission 21, p. 3; Ms Jackie Mayers, Submission 43, p. 2; Brigidine Asylum Seeker Project, Submission 48, p. 5; Immigration Advice and Rights Centre, Submission 51, pp. 4–5, Refugee Legal, Submission 69, p. 6.

[40]      See for example, Liberty Victoria, Submission 25, pp. 2–4; Legal Aid NSW, Submission 49, pp. 6–7; RACS, Submission 50, pp. 2–3; Kaldor Centre, Submission 52, pp. 4–5; NSW Council for Civil Liberties, Submission 54, pp. 4–6; National Justice Project, Submission 58, p. 4; Refugee Legal, Submission 69, pp. 5–6.

[41]      See Dr Sangeetha Pillai, Senior Research Associate, Kaldor Centre, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2017, p. 3.

[42]      Submission 60, p. 3.

[43]      Submission 69, p. 6.

[44]      Submission 55, p. 3.

[45]      Submission 50, pp. 2–3.

[46]      Submission 69, p. 6.

[47]      Ms de Veau, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2017, p. 25.

[48]      Submission 50, p. 2.

[49]      Submission 64, p. 8.

[50]      Dr Sangeetha Pillai, Senior Research Associate, Kaldor Centre, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2017, p. 3.

[51]      Mr Woodford-Smith, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2017, pp. 25–26.

[52]      Submission 44, p. 5.

[53]      The department, answers to questions on notice, 27 October 2017 (received 6 November 2017), p. 13.

[54]      See for example, AHRC, Submission 11, pp 9–11; Legal Aid NSW, Submission 49, pp. 6–7; Refugee Council, Submission  55, p. 3; ASRC, Submission 80, pp. 7–8; Mr Prince, Law Council, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2017, p. 8.

[55]      Submission 11, p. 10.

[56]      Ms Wrigley, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2017, p. 10.

[57]      Mr David Prince, Chair, Migration Law Committee, Law Council, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2017, p. 6.

[58]      See for example, Mr Gerald Grove-White, Submission 13, pp. 3–4; SASS, Submission 21, pp. 5–6; Dr Graeme and Mrs Susan Swincer, Submission 66, p. 2; Ms Christine Wang, Ms Isobel Blomfield, Ms Sarah Easy, Ms Christine Maibom, Mr Adrian Vipond, Ms Zoe Stojanovic-Hill, Submission 68, pp. 2–3; ASRC, Submission 80, p. 13.

[59]      Ms de Veau and Mr Woodford-Smith, the department, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2017, pp. 34–35.

[60]      Submission 21, p. 6.

[61]      Submission 21, p. 5.

[62]      Submission 44, p. 7.

[63]      Mr Woodford-Smith, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2017, p. 35.

[64]      Submission 44, pp. 6–7.

[65]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 6.

[66]      Submission 44, p. 7.

[67]      Submission  64, p. 12.

[68]      Ms de Veau, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2017, p. 31.

[69]      See for example, Liberty Victoria, Submission 25, p. 2; RACS, Submission 50, p. 4; ASRC, Submission 80, p. 9.

[70]      Submission 69, p. 7.

[71]      Submission 80, p. 9.

[72]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 3.

[73]      Submission 55, p. 5.

[74]      See for example, Legal Aid NSW, Submission 49, pp. 7–8; Refugee Council, Submission 55, p. 5; Refugee Legal, Submission 69, p. 7; Mr Prince, Law Council, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2017, p. 6.

[75]      The department, answers to questions on notice, 27 October 2017 (received 6 November 2017), p. 3.

[76]      See for example, Ms Penny Jerrim, Submission 78, p. 1.

[77]      Submission 80, p. 9.

[78]      Mr Prince, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2017, p. 6.

[79]      Mr Prince, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2017, p. 9.

[80]      Submission 64, p. 16.

[81]      Submission 25, p. 5.

[82]      NSW Council for Civil Liberties, Submission 54, p. 7.

[83]      Submission 44, p. 9.

[84]      Ms de Veau, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2017, p. 36.

[85]      Submision 51, p. 6.

[86]      Submission 80, p. 9; see also Law Council, Submission 64, p. 15.

[87]      Law Council, Submission 64, p. 15; Kaldor Centre, Submission 52, p. 5.

[88]      Mr Santow, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2017, p. 20.

[89]      Submission 11, pp. 12–13.

[90]      AHRC, answers to question on notice, 27 October 2017 (received 3 November 2017).

[91]      The department, answers to questions on notice, 27 October 2017 (received 6 November 2017), pp. 9–10.

[92]      The department, answers to questions on notice, 27 October 2017 (received 6 November 2017), p. 10.

[93]      See for example, Law Council, Submission 64, p. 5; Ms McLeod SC, Law Council, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2017, p. 1; Mr Khanh Hoang, Kaldor Centre, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2017, p. 2;

[94]      Submission 64, p. 5.

[95]      Submission 11, p. 5.

[96]      Legal Aid NSW, Submission 49, pp. 3–4.

[97]      Ms McLeod SC, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2017, p. 3.

[98]      Dr Pillai, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2017, p. 5.

[99]      Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 11, p. 5.

Labor Party Senators' Dissenting Report

[1]        See for example, Refugee Advice and Casework Service (RACS), Submission 50, p. 1; Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law (Kaldor Centre), Submission 52, p. 2.

[2]        Rural Australian for Refugees, Submission 26, p. 2.

[3]        Rural Australian for Refugees, Submission 26, p. 4.

[4]        Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), Submission 11, p. 8.

[5]        Law Council of Australia (Law Council), Submission 64, p. 9.

[6]        AHRC, Submission 11, pp. 8–9.

[7]        Rural Australians for Refugees, Submission 26, p. 5.

[8]        Rural Australians for Refugees, Submission 26, p. 4; Refugee Council of Australia (Refugee Council), Submission 55, p. 6.

[9]        Law Council, Submission 64, pp. 9–10; Mr Paul Power, Refugee Council, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2017, p. 12.

[10]      Ms Pip de Veau, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2017, p. 29.

[11]      Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR), Submission 34, p. 3.

[12]      Legal Aid New South Wales, Submission 49, p. 3.

[13]      Law Council, Submission 64, p. 10.

[14]      Amnesty International, Submission 62, p. 4.

[15]      Ms Fiona McLeod SC, Law Council, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2017, p. 1.

[16]      Kaldor Centre, Submission 52, pp. 4–5; Refugee Council, Submission 55, p. 3.

[17]      Refugee Council, Submission 55, p. 3.

[18]      Refugee Council, Submission 55, p.

[19]      Legal Aid New South Wales, Submission 49, pp. 6–7.

[20]      Refugee Legal, Submission 69, p. 6.

[21]      Refugee Legal, Submission 69, p. 6.

[22]      RACS, Submission 50, p. 2.

[23]      Rural Australians for Refugees, Submission 26, p. 3.

[24]      Law Council, Submission 64, p. 12.

[25]      AHRC, Submission 11, p. 4.

[26]      Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR), Submission 34, p. 3.

[27]      Law Council, Submission 64, p. 12.

[28]      Refugee Legal, Submission 69, p. 2.

[29]      Law Council, Submission 64, p. 9.

[30]      Law Council, Submission 64, p. 14.

[31]      Law Council, Submission 64, p. 15.

[32]      Rural Australians for Refugees, Submission 26, p. 4.

[33]      Law Council, Submission 64, p. 16.

Australian Greens Dissenting Report

[1]        Explanatory Memorandum, Migration Amendment (Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2017, p. 3.

[2]        The Hon. Peter Dutton MP, Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, House of Representatives Hansard, 13 September 2017, p. 10180.

[3]        Mr David Prince, Law Council of Australia, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2017, p. 4.

[4]        Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 11, p. 7.

[5]        Refugee Advice and Casework Service, Submission 50, p. 1.

[6]        Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, Submission 80, p. 6.

[7]        Refugee Advice and Casework Service, Submission 50, p. 2.

[8]        Law Council of Australia, Submission 64, p. 14.

[9]        Combined Refugee Action Group, Submission 30, p. 1.