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7.1 Forming relationships 7.2 The detention environment 7.3 Opportunities for play, learning and development 7.4 Impacts on preschoolers 7.5 Findings specific to preschoolers In preschool children we have seen regressed or disturbed behaviour such as needing to cling to parents at night and refusing to sleep in their own bed; separation anxiety; incontinence; uncharacteristic aggression; the…

6.1 Responsive and sensitive parenting 6.2 Pregnant women in Australian detention centres 6.3 Pregnancies on Nauru 6.4 Babies with no nationality 6.5 Miscarriages, deaths and terminations 6.6 Family separation 6.7 Mental health disorders in new mothers 6.8 Parent disempowerment 6.9 Motor, sensory and language development in babies 6.10 Adequate nutrition and healthcare 6.11 Protection from …

3.1 Terms of Reference 3.2 Methodology 3.3 Definitions 3.4 Timeframe for the report 3.5 Commission’s previous work concerning children in detention 3.6 Structure of the report On 3 February 2014, the President of the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ launched the National Inquiry into ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ in Immigration Detention. The purpose of the Inquiry was to investigate the ways in which life in …

This Inquiry report considers the impact of detention on children at different life stages and of children affected by different circumstances. The findings and recommendations are broadly designed to reflect the ages, stages and life circumstances of children in detention. Findings Findings against the Convention on the Rights of the Child Findings relevant to all children in detentionThe …

1.1 A snapshot of children in detention 1.2 Australian law and the detention of children 1.3 Does the Government owe a duty of care to children in detention? 1.4 International law and the detention of children My hope finished now. I don’t have any hope. I feel I will die in detention. (Unaccompanied 17 year old, Phosphate Hill Detention Centre, Christmas Island, 4 March 2014) Drawing by…

2.1 What is Workplace Diversity? The term diversity refers to what makes us different. It covers gender, age, language, disability, ethnicity, cultural background, sexual orientation and religious belief. Diversity also refers to our many other differences in education, work experience, occupation, socio-economic background, marital status and whether or not we have family and carer

In this Diversity Strategy, we have brought together our commitments under 4 separate reporting areas which all have a diversity focus. Our commitments under the Reconciliation Action Plan, the Disability Action Plan, the Agency Multicultural Plan and our Workplace Diversity Program intersected and overlapped and streamlining was designed to reduce our reporting time, duplication of activity…

The President and Commissioners are ultimately responsible for our Diversity Strategy and how it is implemented in the Commission. In practice, on a day to day basis, the Executive Director has responsibility for ensuring the most effective diversity related outcomes are delivered. The Commission has established a Diversity Committee to assist in developing, implementing and monitoring this…

The Diversity committee is responsible for ensuring that commitments within the Diversity Strategy are monitored, reported and achieved. The committee meets quarterly and works to agreed terms of reference. The membership of the committee is representative of the various business functions across the Commission and to emphasise the importance of diversity as an issue to the Commission, the …

The internal objectives of the Diversity Strategy have been distilled to employment related activities under the headings Planning, Sharing, Learning, Monitoring and Creating. The Commission’s other external diversity activities relating to engagement and service delivery are well covered under our RAP, DAP and AMP commitments and cross referenced in Annexure A. Our Diversity Strategy…