RECOMMENDATION 19 The Department and Serco should revise its policy on the prohibition of women obtaining and using hair dye and align it with the Queensland Corrective Services policy. Melbourne Immigration Detention Centre and Broadmeadows Residential Precinct: Centre specific issues and concerns RECOMMENDATION 20 The Department should ensure that the BRP is used only to accommodate women. RECOMMENDATION 21 The Department and Serco should ensure that separate accommodation for men and women is embedded in all policy and guidance documentation. Observance of this rule should not lead to situations of de facto isolation if only one or a few women are being held in an immigration detention facility. RECOMMENDATION 22 The Department and Government should ensure that the MIDC and BRP are able to facilitate the accommodation and care needs of people with disabilities. Wherever possible, people who require specialised disability assistance and care should not be detained in immigration detention facilities. RECOMMENDATION 23 The Department and the Government should ensure women at the BRP have access to their own gymnasium and canteen, separate to that provided at the MIDC. These facilities should be specific to the needs of women. 74 Not just an afterthoughtThe experience of women in immigration detention