Commonwealth ombudsman’s report says another five people ‘inappropriately detained’ in 2022-23, though numbers are falling
The commonwealth ombudsman Iain Anderson has said ‘depriving people of their liberty in error is serious’ after releasing his report on people illegally detained in Australian detention centres.The commonwealth ombudsman Iain Anderson has said ‘depriving people of their liberty in error is serious’ after releasing his report on people illegally detained in Australian detention centres.
It is also the lowest rate of inappropriate detentions recorded since the ombudsman started monitoring the occurrences in 2007. “However, the department subsequently found, as part of its quality assurance processes, that the notices it provided the noncitizens of their visa being cancelled or their visa application being refused were either incorrect or insufficient to meet the requirements of the Migration Act.”
In two separate incidents, individuals were kept detained for days longer than necessary because staff at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal had sent decisions overturning visa cancellations after business hours.Home affairs department staff had stopped checking inboxes for the day, resulting in an individual remaining detained overnight. In one case, the AAT sent a decision after close of business on a Friday, which wasn’t seen until Monday.
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