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Committee activities (inquiries and reports)Review of Audit Report No. 1 2005-2006: Management of Detention Centre Contracts - Part B
November 2005 © Commonwealth of Australia 2005 Contents
ForewordThe Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA) has been subject to intense scrutiny this year. There have been various independent reports and internal reviews undertaken into aspects of the Department’s immigration detention function. The Committee notes that the Senate Legal and Constitutional References Committee is currently conducting an inquiry into the administration and operation of the Migration Act 1958, which includes an examination of the outsourcing of management and service provision at immigration detention centres, and the adequacy of mental health care and other services provided to people in immigration detention. This report is expected to be tabled in December 2005. The Committee did not wish to duplicate the work of these wider inquiries. However, the tabling of Audit Report No. 1, 2005-2006, Management of the Detention Centre Contracts – Part B provided an opportunity for the Committee to undertake a focused examination of certain aspects of DIMIA’s detention centre contract management. The Committee commends the Australian National Audit Office’s rigorous and detailed work already undertaken and continuing. The Committee also welcomes the openness with which DIMIA has been willing to engage in discussions. The Committee is hopeful that action to date and the range of initiatives planned will address many of the problematic aspects of the management of the detention centre contracts, including DIMIA’s ability to put in place performance information and monitoring systems to ensure that detainee needs and agency responsibilities are met. The Committee will continue to monitor developments in this area.
Don Randall MP Chairman ![]() Membership of the Committee
Committee Secretariat
List of abbreviations
List of recommendationsRecommendation 1 The Committee recommends that DIMIA act promptly to develop and implement the changes required to improve the insurance, liability and indemnity regime associated with its detention function. Recommendation 2 The Committee recommends that the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs refer the progress report on the Palmer Implementation Plan to the Joint Standing Committee on Migration for examination when released.
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