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National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention



Submissions to the National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention:

Action for Children, South Australia - Submission No. 186

Allan Clifton - Submission No. 251

Alliance of Professionals Concerned about the Health of Asylum Seekers & their Children - Submission No. 109

Amnesty International Australia - Submission No. 194

Amnesty International Schools Network (Queensland) - Submission No. 284

Anais d'Arville - Submission No. 188

Andrew Ford - Submission No. 296

Anita Chauvin - Submission No. 294

Anonymous Visitor to Immigration Detention Centre

Association of Children's Welfare Agencies (ACWA) - Submission No. 147

Association of Major Charitable Organizations (SA) Inc - Submission No. 121

Asylum Seekers Centre - Submission No. 114

Australian Association for Infant Mental Health (AAIMH) - Submission No. 29

Australian Association for the Welfare of Child Health (AWCH) - Submission No. 148

Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) - Submission No. 115

Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office - Submission No. 198

Australian Catholic Social Justice Council - Submission No. 129

Australian Catholic University - Submission No. 139

Australian Church Women - Submission No. 43

Australian Council of Deans of Education Incorporated - Submission No. 130

Australian Education Union - Submission No. 226

Australian Federation of University Women Inc. - Submission No. 39

Australian Human Rights Centre - University of New South Wales - Submission No. 160

Australian Human Rights Medallists - Submission No. 159

Australian Lawyers for Human Rights - Submission No. 168

Australian Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union - Submission No. 40

Australian and New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses (Qld Branch) - Submission No. 47

Australian Nursing Federation (Vic Branch) - Submission No. 37

Australian Parents Council Inc. - Submission No. 56

Australian Psychological Society - Submission No. 68

Australian Reproductive Health Alliance - Submission No. 91

Australasian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ASTSS) - Submission no. 145

Barbara Rogalla - former Woomera Nurse - Submission No. 98

Barnardos Australia - Submission No. 135

Beijing Committee - Western Australian Chapter - A Joint Committee of the International Commission of Jurists WA Chapter and Women Lawyers Inc WA - Submission No. 118

Bernice Pfitzner - Submission No. 264

Brisbane Refugee Health Network and Refugee Claimants Support Centre - Submission No. 105

Camilla Cowley re: Issues for Tiger 11 Unaccompanied Minors in and following detention - Submission No. 272

Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Monash University - Submission No. 60

Catholic Commission for Justice, Development and Peace, Victoria - Submission No. 199

Catholic Diocese of Parramatta - Submission No. 87

Catholic Education Officer, Parramatta - Submission No. 86

Catholic Migrant Centre - Submission No. 202

Catholic Welfare Australia - Submission No. 136

Centacare Newcastle - Submission No. 124

Centacare Sydney - Submission No. 187

Centre for Multicultural Youth Issues (CMYI) - Submission No. 140

Chatswood Intenstive English Centre - Submission No. 58

Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Australia (KIDSAFE) - Submission No. 35

Child & Family Welfare Association of Australia Inc. - Submission No. 147a

ChilOut (Children Out of Immigration Detention) - Submission No. 120

Coalition Assisting Refugees After Detention (CARAD) Perth, WA - Submission No. 133

Coalition for Justice for Refugees - Submission No. 73

Commonwealth Ombudsman - Submission No. 212

Conference of Leaders of Religious Institutes - Submission No. 95

Council of Social Service of NSW (NCOSS) - Submission No. 127

Council of Social Service of NSW (NCOSS) - Supplementary Submission No. 127a

Danielle Chifley - Submission No. 94

Department of Health and Ageing - Submission No. 285

Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs - Submission No. 285

Department of Justice, Victoria - Submission No. 209

Department of Infrastructure Manager, Woomera 2000 - Submission No. 253

Department of the Premier and Cabinet - Division of Multicultural Affairs - South Australia - Submission No. 201

Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) - Submission No. 93

Disability Action Inc - Submission No. 78

Diversity Directions Inc - Submission No. 149

Elvira Leaver - Submission No. 51

Ethnic Childcare, Family and Community Services Co-operative Ltd - Submission No. 76

Ethnic Communities Council of Western Australia - Submission No. 157

Equal Opportunity Commission of Victoria - Submission No. 239

Federation of Parents and Citizens' Associations of New South Wales - Submission No. 195

Frank Brennan - Submission No. 144a

Good Shepherd Youth and Family Service - Submission No 142

Harold Bilboe - Submission No. 268

Health Services Australia (HSA) - Submission No. 267

Hotham Mission - Submission No. 174

Hunter Community Council - Submission No. 125

Inese Pertersons - Submission No. 220

Inese Petersons statement - Submission No. 220a

International Commission of Jurists, Australian Section - Submission No. 128

International Commission of Jurists, Queensland - Submission No. 297

Jennifer Rae - Submission No. 97

Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) - Submission No. 144

Jon Stanhope MLA, Chief Minister ACT Legislative Assembly - Submission No. 189

John Tobin, Senior Fellow, Faculty of Law, University of Melbourne - Submission No. 146

John Tobin, Senior Fellow, Faculty of Law, University of Melbourne - Supplementary Submission No. 146a

Julian Burnside QC et al (KIDS) - Submission No. 196

Justice for Asylum Seekers (JAS) Alliance Detention Working Group - Submission No. 243

Karen Fromene re: Report on Refugee Clinic at Port Adelaide Enfield Council - Submission No. 234

Katie Brosnan - Submission No. 227

Keysar Trad (Vice President of the Lebanese Muslims Association) - Submission No. 123

Krishna Rajendra - Submission No. 137

Law Council of Australia - Submission No. 218

Law Institute of Victoria - Submission No. 170

Law Society of New South Wales - Submission No. 204

Law Society of South Australia - Submission No. 276

Len Baglow, B.Soc.Wk., G.D.U.R.P, Child Abuse Counsellor - Submission No. 102

Lutheran Community Care, South Australia - Submission No. 134

Lyn. E. Bender, Psychologist/Consultant - Submission No. 206

Margaret Wood - Submission No. 111

Marie O'Neill - Submission No. 252

Marist Refugee Office - Submission No. 259

Mark Huxstep - Submission No. 248

Mark Huxstep statement - Submission No. 248a

Marist Brothers' Province Centre - Submission No. 158

Melbourne Catholic Migrant & Refugee Office - Submission No. 192

Melbourne CityMission - Submission No. 52

Melbourne International Health and Justice Group - Submission No. 63

Melissa Ogilvie - Submission No. 216

Mental Health Council of Australia - Submission No. 132

Mercy Refugee Service - Submission No. 71

Michael Hall - Submission No. 288

Michael Hall - Supplementary Submission No. 288a

Michael Williams - Submission No. 298

Multicultural Council of the Northern Territory - Submission No. 27

Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association of NSW - Submission No. 122

Muslim Women's National Network of Australia - Submission No. 54

National Catholic Education Commission (NCEC) - Submission No. 46

National Children's and Youth Law Centre - Submission No. 85

National Council of Churches in Australia - Submission No. 205

National Council of Women of Australia - Submission No. 32

National Legal Aid - Submission No. 171

Nicola Roxon MP, Shadow Minister for Children and Youth - Submission No. 77

Nicholas Procter, Associate Professor, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA - Submission No. 241

National Association of Community Based Children's Services (NACBCS) - Submission No. 116a

National Ethnic Disability Alliance (NEDA) - Submission No. 210

National Investment for the Early Years (NIFTeY) Australia, Ltd. - Submission No. 96

NSW Association of Community Based Children's Services (NSW NACBCS) - Submission No. 116b

NSW Branch of the Australian Early Childhood Association - Submission No. 161

NSW Commission for Children and Young People - Submission No. 258

NSW Council for Civil Liberties - Submission No. 104

NSW Department of Education and Training - Submission No. 257

Odette Waanders - Submission No. 64

Office of the Tasmanian Commissioner for Children - Submission No. 16

Organising Committee for Seminar on Children and Families in Immigration and Detention Centres. Social Justice and Social Change Research. University of Western Sydney - Submission No. 222

People with Disabilities - Submission No. 24

Public Health Association of Australia - Submission No. 156

Queensland Independent Education Union (QIEU) Equity Committee - Submission No. 36

Queensland Teachers' Union - Submission No. 44

Refugee Advice Casework Service (RACS) - Submission No. 236

Refugee Council of Australia - Submission No. 107

Refugee Review Tribunal - Submission No. 17

Rose O'Connor - Submission No. 230

Royal College of Nursing, Australia/ Australian Nursing Federation - Submission No. 191

Rural Australians For Refugees, Wangaratta Branch - Submission No. 155

SA Coalition for Refugee Children - Submission No. 183

Sabean Mandaaean Association - Submission No. 260

Salvation Army - Eastern Territory - Submission No. 42

Samaritans - Submission No. 92

Save the Children - Submission No. 108

School of Education and Early Childhood Studies,University of Western Sydney - Submission No. 150

Sharon Torbet - Submission No. 62a

Social Action Committee (SAC) of the Conference Leaders of Religious Congregations of Victoria (CLRCV) - Submission No. 80

Social Justice Committee of the Parish Council of the Anglican Parish of West Tamar - Submission No. 34

Social Justice In Early Childhood Group (SJIECG) - Submission No. 116

Social Justice Group at St John's College Dandenong, Victoria - Submission No. 131

Social Responsibilities Commission, Anglican Province of Western Australia - Submission No. 138

South Australian Department of Education, Training and Employment - Submission No. 154

South Australian Department of Human Services - Submission No. 181

Southern Communities Advocacy Legal & Education Service (SCALES) - Submission No. 176

Stephen Columbus - Submission No. 287

Suicide Prevention Australia - Submission No. 167

Tasmanian Government - Submission No. 197

Terri Mayr - Submission No. 219

Terry Zeeher, Clinical Psychologist - Submission No. 177

Trish Highfield - Submission No. 75

Tom Mann - Submission No. 254a

Tom Mann - Supplementary Submission No. 254b

Tomm Mann - Supplementary Submission No. 254c

Unicef Australia - United Nations Children's Fund - Submission No. 180

United Nations Association of Australia (Incorporated) - Submission No. 53

United Nations Association of Australia, Tasmania - Submission No. 53a

United Nations Association of Australia, Western Australia - Submission No. 53b

United Nations Association of Australia, Victoria - Submission No. 53c

United Nations Youth Association of Australia - Submission No. 152

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees - Submission No. 153

Uniting Care Burnside - Submission No. 172

Uniting Church in Australia - Submission No. 151

University of NSW Centre for Refugee Research and The Australian National Committee on Refugee Women - Submission No. 81

Victorian Bar Council - Submission No. 224

Victorian Federation for the Survivors of Torture - Submission No. 184

West Australians for Racial Equality - Submission No. 182

Western Australian Government - Submission No. 223

Women Barrister's Association - Submission No. 178

Women's Rights Action Network of Australia (WRANA) - Submission No. 169

World Vision Australia - Submission No. 50

Youth Advocacy Centre and Queensland Program of Assistance to Survivors of Torture and Trauma (QPASTT) - Submission No. 84

Youth Justice Coalition - Submission No. 208

YWCA of Australia - Submisison No. 173


Statements about individuals

The Commission has agreed to suppress names of individuals in published submissions where it is alleged that those individuals have acted inappropriately or illegally. The objective of this is to avoid publicity about an individual when there has been no opportunity to test the claims made against him or her.

This decision is in accordance with the Directions issued by the Human Rights Commissioner on 19 April 2002 entitled 'General Directions by the Human Rights Commissioner: Preservation of Anonymity and Limitations on Publication.' These directions are to be found on the Commission's website at: http://www.humanrights.gov.au/human_rights/children_detention/privacy.html

Disclaimer

The Commission is publishing these submissions without modification for public information and to facilitate comment. The submissions may contain errors and their publication does not represent any finding by the Commission about the matters contained in them. The Commission notes that matters of fact and of interpretation are likely to be raised in the public hearings to be conducted.

Last Updated 14 July 2003.>