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Murray Hunt is currently Legal Advisor to the UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights. He was a key founding member of Matrix Chambers, London and has specialised in human rights law and public law.

Australians who have a criminal record often face significant barriers to full participation in the Australian community. Trying to find a job is one of the areas of greatest difficulty for former offenders.

For adult offenders and juvenile offenders convicted in the Juvenile Court, automatic - upon expiration of waiting period (subject to no further conviction).

The Commission received 1937 submissions during the Freedom of Religion and Belief in the 21st century project submission period (17 September 2008 to 28 February 2009). An additional 95 submissions were received after the formal deadline.

In July 2006, all Australian governments, through the Ministerial Council on Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (MCIMA), endorsed the National Action Plan to Build on Social Cohesion, Harmony and Security (NAP)

a. Provided by law? Is the limitation provided for by legislation or regulations? Is it set out with sufficient certainty? b. A lawful objective? Does the limitation pursue one of the objectives set out in the Covenant such as protecting rights and freedoms of others or protecting public health and safety? c. Necessary? Is the limitation necessary and proportional to the pursuit of its lawful…

The purpose of this chapter is to explain the relevance of international human rights law to children in Australia's immigration detention centres and to provide a quick reference point on the fundamental human rights principles that have influenced the approach of this Inquiry. This chapter also explains the role of United Nations (UN) guidelines in the Inquiry's analysis of Australia's human…

Australian law requires the detention of all non-citizens who are in Australia without a valid visa (unlawful non-citizens). This means that immigration officials have no choice but to detain persons who arrive without a visa (unauthorised arrivals), or persons who arrive with a visa and subsequently become unlawful because their visa has expired or been cancelled (authorised arrivals)…

In addition to the detailed findings in each of Chapters 5-16, the Inquiry has made the following major findings in relation to Australia's mandatory immigration detention system as it applied to children who arrived in Australia without a visa (unauthorised arrivals) over the period 1999-2002.

A last resort? National Inquiry into ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ in Immigration Detention Back to contents Appendices Appendix 1 List of Submissions The Inquiry received a total of 346 submissions, 64 of which remain confidential. Submissions are available on the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission's web site: www.humanrights.gov.au Submission State Submission No. Abbott, Kirsti WA 15 Action for…

The Inquiry held 61 public sessions (105 witnesses) and 24 confidential sessions (50 witnesses) between May 2002 and August 2002. Nine of the witnesses in confidential hearings (7 sessions) later agreed to make their evidence public.

A last resort? National Inquiry into ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ in Immigration Detention Back to contents Appendix 3 Action taken by the Department Click here to view/download this document in PDF 13 May 2004

A last resort? National Inquiry into ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ in Immigration Detention Back to contents Appendix 4 Action taken by ACM Click here to view/download this document in PDF 13 May 2004

Research : Vanessa Lesnie, Kate Temby, Alanna Sherry, Dr Pauline Moore, Stephen Duffield, Des Hogan, Karen O'Connell, Bassina Farbenblum, Rachel Stein-Holmes, Ian Price, Linda Gibbons