Home affairs minister clarifies that panel created to manage release of people from indefinite immigration detention is ‘not a separate structure from government’
Clare O’Neil says the community protection board was established after the NZYQ ruling so decisions about detainees could be based on the advice of experts.Clare O’Neil says the community protection board was established after the NZYQ ruling so decisions about detainees could be based on the advice of experts.On Monday the home affairs minister clarified that the community protection board is “not independent in the sense that it’s not a separate structure from government”.
“Well, they make the decisions independent . One of the things that we have in this country is a separation there.” “But we must be able to show that we are making good decisions based on the advice of experts. And that’s why the community protection board exists.”the high court was in effect saying “ministers, you do not have the power to punish, that’s the role of the courts”.
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