Statement by the Commonwealth Ombudsman on the management of COVID-19 risks in immigration detention facilities

Date of article: 11/08/2020

Daily News of: 11/08/2020

Country:  WORLD

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Article language: en

We have, for many years, undertaken inspections of immigration detention facilities and made findings and recommendations to the Department of Home Affairs (the department) and its predecessors about this work. We receive and investigate complaints from immigration detainees. Under s 486O of the Migration Act 1958, we consider the individual cases of people who have been detained for longer than two years to provide reports and, where appropriate, recommendations to the relevant Minister...

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