Immigration Detention and Asylum Seekers Search Topics, Policy, Events, Resources Year Filter By Year 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 Section Filter By Section Business Law Section International Law Section Family Law Section Legal Practice Section Federal Dispute Resolution Section Law Council Filter 03 June 2022—Law Council Next steps to improve Australia’s settlement and integration of refugees 10 December 2020—Law Council Human Rights Day: Isn’t it time to reconsider our mandatory, long-term immigration detention regime? 11 August 2020—Law Council Proposed legislation tars all in detention centres with same brush 16 July 2020—Law Council Supplementary submission: Migration Amendment (Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2020 03 July 2020—Law Council Government going too far prohibiting items in detention facilities 01 July 2020—Law Council Migration Amendment (Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2020 26 August 2019—Law Council Medevac could cost taxpayers less, better aligns with international obligations, says Law Council 06 December 2018—Law Council Law Council backs parliamentary efforts to get sick asylum seekers off Nauru 01 November 2018—Law Council Law Council welcomes reports of children leaving Nauru, urges government to keep families together 18 October 2018—Law Council Legal profession calls for immediate removal of asylum seeker children from Nauru 10 November 2017—Law Council Australia’s UN report card raises serious concerns, meaningful response by Government crucial 27 October 2017—Law Council Rule of law or protection from terrorism, is it possible to have both? 26 October 2017—Law Council Law Council releases Regional Processing Policy, calls for initiative on regional approach 25 October 2017—Law Council Proposal for Australia’s role in a regional cooperative approach to the flow of asylum seekers into and within the Asia Pacific region 11 October 2017—Law Council The Balance Between Migration, International Security, Rule of Law and Terrorism - What Bar Associations can do to facilitate this conversation 28 August 2017—Law Council Nothing ‘un-Australian’ about human rights, the Constitution and the rule of law 15 June 2017—Law Council Proposed new powers over AAT on citizenship decisions risks undermining vital checks and balances 23 November 2016—Law Council Immigration Detention and Asylum Seekers 18 November 2016—Law Council Human Rights 10 November 2016—Law Council Serious allegations of abuse, self-harm and neglect of asylum seekers in relation to the Nauru Regional Processing Centre 12 August 2016—Law Council Independent oversight of immigration detention and border protection laws needed following Nauru leaks 17 March 2016—Law Council Conditions and treatment of asylum seekers and refugees at the regional processing centres in the Republic of Nauru and Papua New Guinea 22 February 2016—Law Council Baby Asha’s release into community detention a positive step, but further action required 29 January 2016—Law Council Submission on the proposed Joint General Comment on the human rights of children in the context of international migration 24 July 2015—Law Council Payments of cash or other inducements by the Commonwealth in exchange for the turn back of asylum seeker boats 12 May 2015—Law Council Submission to select Committee on the Recent Allegations relating to Conditions and Circumstances at the Regional Processing Centre in Nauru 04 May 2015—Law Council Question on Notice - Migration Amendment (Maintaining the Good Order of Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2015 13 April 2015—Law Council Migration Amendment (Maintaining the Good Order of Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2015 09 April 2015—Law Council Australian Border Force Bills 2015 05 November 2014—Law Council Inquiry into the Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 28 October 2014—Law Council Asylum Seeker Policy 10 September 2014—Law Council Migration Amendment (Protection Obligations and Other Measures) Bill 2014 - Supplementary Submission 04 August 2014—Law Council Migration Amendment (Protection Obligations and Other Measures) Bill 2014 30 May 2014—Law Council Submission to National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention 2014 22 June 2013—Law Council Policy Statement - Principles Applying to the Detention of Asylum Seekers Share Share this on Twitter Share this on LinkedIn Share this on Facebook
10 December 2020—Law Council Human Rights Day: Isn’t it time to reconsider our mandatory, long-term immigration detention regime?
16 July 2020—Law Council Supplementary submission: Migration Amendment (Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2020
01 July 2020—Law Council Migration Amendment (Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2020
26 August 2019—Law Council Medevac could cost taxpayers less, better aligns with international obligations, says Law Council
06 December 2018—Law Council Law Council backs parliamentary efforts to get sick asylum seekers off Nauru
01 November 2018—Law Council Law Council welcomes reports of children leaving Nauru, urges government to keep families together
18 October 2018—Law Council Legal profession calls for immediate removal of asylum seeker children from Nauru
10 November 2017—Law Council Australia’s UN report card raises serious concerns, meaningful response by Government crucial
26 October 2017—Law Council Law Council releases Regional Processing Policy, calls for initiative on regional approach
25 October 2017—Law Council Proposal for Australia’s role in a regional cooperative approach to the flow of asylum seekers into and within the Asia Pacific region
11 October 2017—Law Council The Balance Between Migration, International Security, Rule of Law and Terrorism - What Bar Associations can do to facilitate this conversation
28 August 2017—Law Council Nothing ‘un-Australian’ about human rights, the Constitution and the rule of law
15 June 2017—Law Council Proposed new powers over AAT on citizenship decisions risks undermining vital checks and balances
10 November 2016—Law Council Serious allegations of abuse, self-harm and neglect of asylum seekers in relation to the Nauru Regional Processing Centre
12 August 2016—Law Council Independent oversight of immigration detention and border protection laws needed following Nauru leaks
17 March 2016—Law Council Conditions and treatment of asylum seekers and refugees at the regional processing centres in the Republic of Nauru and Papua New Guinea
22 February 2016—Law Council Baby Asha’s release into community detention a positive step, but further action required
29 January 2016—Law Council Submission on the proposed Joint General Comment on the human rights of children in the context of international migration
24 July 2015—Law Council Payments of cash or other inducements by the Commonwealth in exchange for the turn back of asylum seeker boats
12 May 2015—Law Council Submission to select Committee on the Recent Allegations relating to Conditions and Circumstances at the Regional Processing Centre in Nauru
04 May 2015—Law Council Question on Notice - Migration Amendment (Maintaining the Good Order of Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2015
13 April 2015—Law Council Migration Amendment (Maintaining the Good Order of Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2015
05 November 2014—Law Council Inquiry into the Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014
10 September 2014—Law Council Migration Amendment (Protection Obligations and Other Measures) Bill 2014 - Supplementary Submission
