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The Youth Justice Coalition (YJC) is a network of youth workers, children's lawyers, policy workers and academics concerned about juvenile justice and working to promote the rights of children and young people in Australia.

The Women's Rights Action Network of Australia ("WRANA") is gravely concerned for the well being and human rights of children held in immigration detention in Australia, both as unaccompanied minors and children with accompanying families.

Refugees are a group at high nutrition risk. There is a strong duty of adequate nutritional care for institutionalised persons. The Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) is the largest member organisation for nutrition professionals in Australia. It is notable that DAA has been unable to identify significant input by nutrition professionals into the planning or provision of care for asylum…

International and Australian evidence demonstrates the long-term effects of early life experience on health and well being throughout life. The detention of children and young people is poses significant risks to normal development. The exposure of infants and young children to stress either directly or mediated through the experiences of their parents reduces the likelihood of normal brain…

The Australian Nursing Federation is the peak industrial and professional body representing the nursing workforce. In Victoria we have in excess of 34,000 members. Further, ANF (Vic Branch) is affiliated with the Australian Council of Trade Unions and the Victorian Trades Hall Council (VTHC).

Royal College of Nursing, Australia (RCNA) is the national professional organisation for Australian nurses. The College was established in 1949 and until the early 1990's was a provider of formal ongoing education for nurses who wished to gain higher qualifications in nursing. Following the completion of the transfer of nursing to the higher education sector in 1993, the College refocused its…

This submission to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission's Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention Centres is the result of the work and contributions of many people.

According to National Ethnic Disability Alliance (NEDA) as of 5 February 2002 there were 16 children with disabilities such as vision impairment, acute dwarfism, trauma, Perthes disease, cardiac, asthmatic and genetic disabilities residing in detention centres (Port Hedland and Woomera). This number does not include any of the detained refugees on the Pacific Islands like Nairu, Christmas Islands…

Artwork Submitted to the Inquiry 1. Drawings provided by a child who has been in detention at Port Hedland for 22 months. To return to the Artwork Index page click here. Last Updated 9 January 2003.

Every night I remind you my mom when I look at the sky I see your face as moon as shines above me during the night at the sky I see your eyes as stars as shine above me during the night at the sky I feel I'm lonely here I miss you mom

Artwork Submitted to the Inquiry 3. Two drawings provided by a child at Woomera IRPC At Night This Happens (Woomera, June 2002) To return to the Artwork Index page click here. Last Updated 9 January 2003.

Artwork Submitted to the Inquiry 4. Drawing provided by a former child detainee in a focus group of the Inquiry. To return to the Artwork Index page click here. Last Updated 9 January 2003.

Artwork Submitted to the Inquiry 5. Comments made by former child detainee on cover of HREOC Report, Those who've come across the seas To return to the Artwork Index page click here. Last Updated 9 January 2003.

1) Background to Hotham's work with asylum seekers 2) Asylum Seekers in the Community 3) Addressing the needs of asylum seekers in the community 4) The transition from detention to the community 5) Positive Outcomes 6) Appendix 1: General Community Release Issues 7) Appendix 2: Summary of the Swedish Model of Detention

Justice for Asylum Seekers (JAS) is a non-incorporated alliance of community organisations founded in 1999 to work for just treatment of people seeking asylum. It is based in Victoria, meets monthly and has three working groups: 1. Campaign, 2. Detention reform and 3. Lobbying.

This submission has been prepared by staff and law students from the Southern Communities Advocacy Legal and Education Service Inc (SCALES). The students worked on this submission as part of a course offered through Murdoch University School of Law in Advanced Clinical Legal Education. This unit is conducted at the School's Law Clinic - SCALES which is also a community legal centre that provides…

Part II - THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION AND MULITCULTURAND AND INDIGENOUS AFFIARS (DIMIA) AND THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN DEPARMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES (DHS) RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTION NOTIFICATIONS AND CHILD WELFARE ISSUES PERTAINING TO CHILDREN IN IMMIGRATION DETENTION IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Lutheran Community Care, South Australia is pleased to use the opportunity to make a submission to the above Inquiry, based upon extensive experience and expertise in working with families, including refugee families.

The Association of Major Charitable Organisations welcomes the opportunity to provide a submission to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission's National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention.

Marian Baird, Work and Organisational Studies, University of Sydney; Michael Bittman, Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales; Deborah Brennan, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney; Bettina Cass, Social Policy Unit, University of Sydney; Bruce Chapman, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Australian National University; Peter McDonald,…