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Review of Immigration Detention Centres (1999)

Human Rights Commissioner's findings from inspections of four immigration detention centres in 1998-99, identifying conditions and human rights concerns.

Immigration and detention Review December, 1999

Summary

Findings of the Human Rights Commissioner after inspecting four immigration detention centres in 1998-99.

Review of Immigration Detention Centres (1999)

This report details the findings of the Human Rights Commissioner after inspecting four immigration detention centres in 1998-99: Villawood in Sydney, Maribyrnong in Melbourne, Port Hedland and Perth in WA. The report evaluates conditions of detention against the Immigration Detention Guidelines and makes a number of findings related to further improvements that should be implemented.

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