While in 2018 the Commission recommended that PIDC only be used for detention for a maximum of one month, the Commission is mindful that in the absence of other appropriate accommodation for women in Western Australia, and the average length of detention for women currently exceeding one year, setting an arbitrary period would likely result in further interstate transfers of women which is itself undesirable. RECOMMENDATION 31 The Department should ensure that PIDC is only used for the shortest periods of detention possible. Where this is not possible, every effort should be made to provide women with alternatives to closed immigration detention rather than transfer to an interstate facility. Photo 40: Area 2 bedroom (PIDC) Photo 41: Area 2 shared bathroom (PIDC) Photo 42: Area 2 accommodation corridor (PIDC) Perth Immigration Detention Centre 69