Recommendation 21 Processes should be put in place to ensure that legal representatives and migration agents are routinely notified of the release of their clients before the release occurs or, if that is not possible, immediately thereafter. Recommendation 22 The SRSS program should be independently reviewed, to ensure that eligibility criteria are appropriately defined and that an appropriate duration and level of support is being provided. Recommendation 23 The Minister should make a determination lifting the bar for each future BVE extension application made by a member of the Medevac cohort so as to allow the visa renewal process to become an administrative process completed by the Department. Recommendation 24 The contracted health services provided by IHMS should be extended to encompass a reasonable transition period following a detainee being released from closed immigration detention into the Australian community. At a minimum, this should mandate the development of a written transition management plan for each individual to guide the provision of health care immediately following release, and a post-release clinical handover meeting. The Use of Hotels as Alternative Places of Detention (APODs) • 2023 • 61