Commissioner’s Foreword
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Contents
Commissioner’s Foreword
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1 | Introduction
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2 | Background – Immigration detention in Australia
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2.1
Number of people in detention
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2.2
Length of detention
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2.3
Reasons for detention
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2.4
Administration of the detention network
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3 | Inspection methodology
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4 | Relevant human rights standards
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5 | Yongah Hill Immigration Detention Centre
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6 | Key issues and concerns
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6.1
Safety concerns
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6.2
Infrastructure concerns
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6.3
Drug infiltration
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6.4
Meaningful activity
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7 | Health Services
7.1
Staffing
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7.2
Screening on reception and transfer of records
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7.3
Accessing health care services
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7.4
Out of hours health care services
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7.5
Emergency healthcare
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7.6
Specialist health care services and external appointments
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7.7
Medication management
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7.8
Physical health
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7.9
Mental health
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7.10 COVID-19 response
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8 | Treatment of people in detention
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8.1
General security
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8.2
Relationships with staff
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8.3
Use of force – spit hoods
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9 | Conditions of detention
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9.1
Accommodation and shared spaces
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9.2
Food provision
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9.3
Facilitating visits
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9.4
Access to computers
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10 | Recommendations
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