Appendix 1 – List of Recommendations Recommendation 12 Recommendation 17 People held in hotel APODs should have regular access to the equivalent range of programs and activities as people held in other immigration detention facilities. The Department should publicly release the 2020 Departmental Review into mental health care in immigration detention and as a priority commission a group of independent mental health experts to conduct a comprehensive follow up review of the mental health care provided in immigration detention facilities. Recommendation 13 The Department should revise its programs and activities policy to give people in immigration detention (including hotel APODs) access to recognised programs of study and vocational training. Recommendation 14 The Department should ensure immediate and expedited access to medical treatment through the public health system for the Medevac cohort to ensure that the medical conditions that led to their being transferred to Australia are appropriately treated. Recommendation 15 Where the Medevac cohort cannot access the medical treatment they require through the public health system within a reasonable time, the Department should ensure immediate access to health care through the private health system and provide funding for this. Recommendation 16 Quarantine should only be used where medically necessary, and where there has been an individual assessment of risk. The application of reasonable risk mitigation measures as an alternative should always be considered as part of the risk assessment process. 60 Recommendation 18 The Department should conduct a comprehensive review into the management of the COVID-19 pandemic within the immigration detention network. Recommendation 19 The Department should regularly conduct periodic reviews of the necessity of detention for people in immigration detention centres, including hotel APODs. The reviews should focus on whether closed detention is necessary in the specific case and, if closed detention is not necessary, the identification of community-based alternatives or the grant of a visa should be promptly considered. Recommendation 20 The Department should review its policies and procedures with respect to releases from detention, with a view to ensuring that releases are done in a way that ensures individuals are able to immediately access essential support and services upon release.