Migration Amendment (Prohibited Items in Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2020

This Bill aimed to grant the Australian Government the power to prohibit immigration detainees from possessing certain items, such as mobile phones and internet-capable devices. IARC’s submission strongly opposed the Bill for imposing unreasonable, unnecessary, and disproportionate limits on detainees’ right to privacy. 

Read it here: IARC submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee on the Migration Amendment (Prohibited Items in Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2020.