Appendix 1 List of Submissions
A last resort?
National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
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 Children, South Australia | SA | 186 |
Adougjak, Jago | Vic | 90 |
Aldenhoven, Kaye | WA | 9 |
Alliance of Health Professionals Concerned about the Health of Asylum Seekers and Their Children | NSW | 109 |
Amnesty International Australia | NSW | 194 |
Amnesty International's School's Network, Queensland | Qld | 284 |
Anonymous | 179, 228, 229, 245, 283, 295 | |
Association for the Welfare of Child Health | NSW | 148 |
Association of Children's Welfare Agencies | NSW | 147 |
Association of Major Charitable Organisations, South Australia | SA | 121 |
Asylum Seekers Centre | NSW | 114 |
Austin, Jill | Vic | 88 |
Australasian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies | Tas | 145 |
Australian and New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses, Queensland Branch | Qld | 47 |
Australian Association for Infant Mental Health | SA | 29 |
Australian Association of Social Workers, Western Australia | WA | 115 |
Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly | ACT | 189 |
Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office | ACT | 198 |
Australian Catholic Social Justice Commission | NSW | 129 |
Australian Catholic University, Social Policy and Advocacy Research Centre | Vic | 139 |
Australian Church Women | WA | 43 |
Australian Council of Deans of Education | Vic | 130 |
Australian Early Childhood Association, NSW Branch | NSW | 161 |
Australian Education Union | Vic | 226 |
Australian Federation of University Women | Vic | 39 |
Australian Human Rights Centre | NSW | 160 |
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights | NSW | 168 |
Australian Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union | NSW | 40 |
Australian Nursing Federation, Victorian Branch | Vic | 37 |
Australian Parents Council | NSW | 56 |
Australian Psychological Society | Qld | 68 |
Australian Reproductive Health Alliance | ACT | 91 |
Baglow, Len | Qld | 102 |
Bagshaw, Eryk | NSW | 275 |
Baker, Stephanie | NSW | 166 |
Barnardos Australia | NSW | 135 |
Beijing Committee, Western Australian Chapter | WA | 118 |
Bender, Lyn | Vic | 206 |
Bilboe, Harold | NSW | 268 |
BirBaskaBoyut Group | NSW | 141 |
Blue Mountains Refugee Support Group | NSW | 31 |
Bradshaw, Donna | Vic | 235, 235a, 235b |
Brennan, Frank (Fr) | NSW | 144a |
Brisbane Refugee Health Network | Qld | 105 |
Brosnan, Katie | WA | 227 |
Buddhist Society of the Northern Territory | NT | 25 |
Campisi, Jackie | NSW | 100 |
Carolan, Christine | Vic | 103 |
Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Monash University | Vic | 60 |
Catholic Diocese of Parramatta | NSW | 87 |
Catholic Education Office, Diocese of Parramatta and the Edmund Rice Centre | NSW | 86 |
Catholic Migrant Centre | WA | 202 |
Catholic Welfare Australia | ACT | 136 |
Centacare Newcastle | NSW | 124 |
Centacare Sydney | NSW | 187 |
Centre for Multicultural Youth Issues | Vic | 140 |
Chatswood Intensive English Centre | NSW | 58 |
Chauvin, Anita | Qld | 294 |
Chifley, Danielle | ACT | 94 |
Child and Family Welfare Association of Australia | Vic | 147a |
ChilOut | NSW | 120 |
Clifton, Allan | SA | 251 |
Coalition Assisting Refugees After Detention | WA | 133 |
Coalition for Justice for Refugees | NSW | 73 |
Columbus, Steven | Vic | 287 |
Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing | ACT | 285 |
Commonwealth Ombudsman | ACT | 212 |
Conference of Leaders of Religious Congregations of Victoria | Vic | 80 |
Conference of Leaders of Religious Institutes NSW | NSW | 95 |
Council of Social Service of New South Wales | NSW | 127, 127a |
Cowley, Camilla | Qld | 272 |
Crows Nest TAFE, Childcare Certificate Students | NSW | 165 |
Cult Information and Family Support | NSW | 48 |
d'Arville, Anais | ACT | 188 |
Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs | ACT | 185 |
Dietitians Association of Australia | ACT | 93 |
Disability Action | SA | 78 |
Diversity Directions | SA | 149 |
Dunn, Isaac | 59 | |
Dunn, Tim | Vic | 101 |
Equal Opportunity Commission Victoria | Vic | 239 |
Ethnic Child Care, Family and Community Services Co-operative | NSW | 76 |
Ethnic Communities Council of NSW | NSW | 162 |
Ethnic Communities Council of Western Australia | WA | 157 |
Evans, Peter | WA | 21 |
Federation of Parents and Citizens' Associations of NSW | NSW | 195 |
Feith, Annie | Vic | 126 |
Fifer, Hollie | Vic | 225 |
Ford, Andrew (Rev Dr) | NSW | 296 |
Freedom Bus | 247 | |
Fulham, Tori | 256 | |
Gallagher, Margaret | Vic | 65 |
Gannon, Susan | Qld | 6 |
Glennie-Infield, Edward and Jean | Vic | 67 |
Good Shepherd Social Justice Network | Vic | 79 |
Good Shepherd Youth and Family Service | Vic | 142, 142a |
Gresty, Bic | Vic | 112 |
Hale, Christian | 28 | |
Hall, Michael | Qld | 288, 288a |
Hamilton-Smith, Anthony | SA | 282, 282a |
Hansen, Quentin | Vic | 83 |
Hasleton, Simon | NSW | 55 |
Health Services Australia | ACT | 267 |
Highfield, Trish | NSW | 75 |
Hill, Richard | Vic | 8 |
Hocking, Barbara | Vic | 159 |
Hoffman, Nigel | NSW | 289 |
Hotham Mission, Asylum Seeker Project | Vic | 174 |
Hunter Community Council | NSW | 125 |
Huxstep, Mark | NSW | 248, 248a |
Iles, Bev | WA | 10 |
International Commission of Jurists, Australian Section | NSW | 128 |
International Commission of Jurists, Queensland Branch | Qld | 297 |
James, Robyn | Qld | 7 |
Jealous, Virginia | WA | 12 |
Jesuit Refugee Service | NSW | 144 |
Jones, Alan | NSW | 23 |
Jones, Mona | Tas | 26 |
Justice for Asylum Seekers Alliance | Vic | 243 |
Kellerman, James | 45 | |
Kids in Detention Story | Vic | 196, 196a |
Kidsafe, Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Australia | NSW | 35 |
Knight, Edith | Vic | 57 |
Kushinsky, Louis | Vic | 38 |
Law Council of Australia | ACT | 218 |
Law Institute of Victoria | Vic | 170 |
Law Society of New South Wales | NSW | 204 |
Law Society of South Australia | SA | 276 |
Laws, Kevin | Vic | 22 |
Lazaroo, Catherine | Vic | 99 |
Leaver, Elvira | WA | 51 |
Lebanese Muslims Association | NSW | 123 |
Lutheran Community Care | SA | 134 |
M, Jesse | Vic | 72 |
Maddock, Leith | WA | 33 |
Mann, Tom (Dr) | SA | 254, 254a, 254b, 254c |
Manners, Eric | Qld | 20 |
Mares, Sarah (Dr) | NSW | 290 |
Marist Brothers Province of Melbourne | Vic | 158 |
Marist Refugee Centre | NSW | 259 |
Mayr, Terri | SA | 219 |
McKinnon, Margaret | Vic | 69 |
Melbourne Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office | Vic | 192 |
Melbourne Citymission | Vic | 52 |
Melbourne International Health and Justice Group | Vic | 63 |
Mental Health Council of Australia | ACT | 132 |
Mercy Refugee Service | NSW | 71 |
Milpera State High School | Qld | 274 |
Minogue, Craig | Vic | 286 |
Multicultural Council of the Northern Territory | NT | 27 |
Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association NSW | NSW | 122 |
Muslim Women's National Network of Australia | NSW | 54 |
National Association of Community Based Children's Services | Vic | 116b |
National Association of Community Based Children's Services, NSW | NSW | 116a |
National Catholic Education Commission | ACT | 46 |
National Children's and Youth Law Centre | NSW | 85 |
National Council of Churches in Australia | NSW | 205 |
National Council of Women of Australia | ACT | 32 |
National Ethnic Disability Alliance | NSW | 210 |
National Investment For The Early Years | NSW | 96 |
National Legal Aid | NSW | 171 |
Newbound, Angela | SA | 238 |
Noonan, Stephen | SA | 299 |
NSW Commission for Children and Young People | NSW | 258 |
NSW Council for Civil Liberties | NSW | 104 |
NSW Department of Education and Training | NSW | 257 |
O'Connor, Rose | WA | 230 |
O'Neill, Marie (Dr) | SA | 252 |
Ogilvie, Melissa | NSW | 216 |
Penney, Keren | Canada | 13 |
People with Disabilities | NSW | 24 |
Petersons, Inese | SA | 220, 220a |
Pfitzner, Bernice (Dr) | SA | 264 |
Port Adelaide Enfield Council, New Arrivals Clinic | SA | 234 |
Proctor, Nicholas (Dr) | SA | 241 |
Prouse, June | WA | 18 |
Public Health Association of Australia | NSW | 156 |
Queensland Independent Education Union, Equity Committee | Qld | 36 |
Queensland Law Society | Qld | 164 |
Queensland Teachers' Union | Qld | 44 |
Rae, Jennifer | NSW | 97 |
Rajendra, Krishna | ACT | 137 |
Refugee Advice and Casework Service | NSW | 236 |
Refugee and Immigration Legal Centre | Vic | 246 |
Refugee Council of Australia | NSW | 107 |
Refugee Review Tribunal | NSW | 17, 17a, 17b |
Rogalla, Barbara | Vic | 98 |
Rogers, Garry | NSW | 231 |
Rogers, Malinda | USA | 11 |
Roman, Prince (Dr) | NT | 211 |
Romero Community Centre | Qld | 4a |
Roxon MP, Nicola | Vic | 77 |
Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Paediatrics and Child Health Division | NSW | 2 |
Royal College of Nursing, Australia and Australian Nursing Federation | ACT | 191 |
Rural Australians for Refugees, Wangaratta Branch | Vic | 155 |
Sabian Mandaean Association | NSW | 260 |
Salvation Army, Australian Eastern Territory | NSW | 42 |
Samaritans | NSW | 92 |
Save the Children Australia | Vic | 108 |
Schorel-Hlavka, G H | Vic | 273, 273a |
Shepherd, Marilyn | SA | 3 |
Shields, Linda (Dr) | Qld | 293 |
Sisters Inside | Qld | 163 |
Smith, Claire | Qld | 30 |
Smith, Sharon | Vic | 106 |
Social Justice Committee of the Parish Council, Anglican Parish of West Tamar | Tas | 34 |
Social Justice in Early Childhood Group | NSW | 116 |
Social Responsibilities Commission, Anglican Province of Western Australia | WA | 138 |
South Australian Coalition for Refugee Children | SA | 183 |
South Australian Department of Education, Training and Employment | SA | 154 |
South Australian Department of Human Services | SA | 181, 181a, 181b |
South Australian Department of the Premier and Cabinet, Division of Multicultural Affairs | SA | 201 |
Southern Communities Advocacy Legal and Education Service | WA | 176 |
St John's Regional College Dandenong, Social Justice Group | Vic | 131 |
State of Palestine, General Palestinian Delegation, Regional Mission for Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific | ACT | 1 |
Suicide Prevention Australia | NSW | 167 |
Swedish Network of Refugee and Asylum Support Groups | Sweden | 298 |
Tasmanian Government | Tas | 197 |
Tasmanian Office of the Commissioner for Children | Tas | 16, 16a, 16b, 16c |
Timmermans, Liza | Vic | 89 |
Tobin, John | Vic | 146, 146a |
Torbet, Sharon | SA | 62, 62a |
UNICEF Australia | NSW | 180 |
United Nations Association of Australia | ACT | 53 |
United Nations Association of Australia, Tasmania | Tas | 53a |
United Nations Association of Australia, Victoria | Vic | 53c |
United Nations Association of Australia, Western Australia | WA | 53b |
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ACT | 153 |
United Nations Youth Association of Australia | NSW | 152 |
Uniting Care Burnside | NSW | 172 |
Uniting Church in Australia | NSW | 151 |
University of NSW Centre for Refugee Research and Australian National Committee on Refugee Women | NSW | 81 |
University of Western Sydney, School of Education and Early Childhood Studies | NSW | 150 |
University of Western Sydney, Social Justice and Social Change Research Centre | NSW | 222 |
Victorian Bar Council | Vic | 224 |
Victorian Correctional Services Commissioner | Vic | 209 |
Victorian Department of Human Services | Vic | 200 |
Victorian Foundation for the Survivors of Torture | Vic | 184 |
Waanders, Odette | Vic | 64 |
Walsh, Monica | Vic | 66 |
West Australians for Racial Equality | WA | 182 |
Western Australian Department of Education | WA | 223b |
Western Australian Disability Services Commission | WA | 223a |
Western Australian Government | WA | 223 |
Western Region Ethnic Communities Council | Vic | 113 |
Western Young People's Independent Network and Catholic Commission for Justice Development and Peace | Vic | 199 |
Women Barristers' Association | Vic | 178 |
Women's Rights Action Network of Australia | Vic | 169 |
Wood, Margaret (Dr) | Vic | 111 |
World Vision Australia | Vic | 50 |
Youth Advocacy Centre and Queensland Program of Assistance to Survivors of Torture and Trauma | Qld | 84 |
Youth Justice Coalition | NSW | 208 |
YWCA of Australia | ACT | 173 |
Zeeher, Terry | Vic | 177 |
CONFIDENTIAL | 64 Submissions |
13 May 2004