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
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
Bernice Pfitzner - Submission No. 264
Brisbane Refugee Health Network and Refugee Claimants Support Centre - Submission No. 105
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
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
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
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
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 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
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 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.
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