management procedures are in place and should regularly test and review them to ensure they remain fit for purpose’.44 The Department agreed with this recommendation, and confirmed that each immigration detention facility has an Emergency Management Committee to ensure that emergency management procedures are in place.45 Given the particular challenges posed by hotel APODs that often function as dual-use facilities, it would be appropriate for the Department to review emergency management procedures for each hotel APOD to ensure that appropriate procedures are in place. The accommodation at the Brisbane APOD included both one and two-bedroom apartments, each with a single private bathroom (containing a toilet and shower), kitchenette and laundry. The two-person apartments also contained a separate lounge area. Each apartment included a television, high speed internet and air conditioning. None of the rooms had accessible balconies. The apartments that were viewed during the inspection were unoccupied and had been fully cleaned, but were identical in lay-out and facilities to the apartments being used for detainees at the Brisbane APOD. RECOMMENDATION 2: The Department should review emergency management procedures for each hotel APOD to ensure appropriate procedures are in place. The Use of Hotels as Alternative Places of Detention (APODs) • 2023 • 21