Minister announces new immigration advisory council
Oct 10th 2009, 11:30 am
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Minister announces new immigration advisory council
Minister announces new immigration advisory council
The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, today announced the establishment of the Council for Immigration Services and Status Resolution.
The council will provide independent advice on the implementation of measures associated with the government’s immigration policy initiatives including New Directions in Detention and the national rollout of the Community Status Resolution Service.
‘The Government’s focus is on resolving the immigration status of people quickly and fairly while ensuring they are treated humanely and with dignity and respect,’ Senator Evans said.
‘The council will provide independent advice on policies, services and programs to achieve timely, fair and effective resolution of immigration status for people seeking asylum or other migration outcomes in Australia.
‘The terms of reference and membership of the council reflects the range of expertise required to implement the Government’s New Directions in Detention policy.’
The council, which succeeds the Immigration Detention Advisory Group, will meet for the first time on October 21 to identify priority issues to be addressed over the next two years. The IDAG provided valuable advice on the adequacy of detention services, accommodation and facilities at immigration detention centres around Australia.
The new council will also advise on the suitability of facilities and service delivery arrangements but its major focus will be on assisting the department with strategies to resolve a person’s immigration status in a community setting rather than in a detention centre provided they pose no risk to the community.
The council will be chaired by Paris Aristotle AM, director of the Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture and a former member of Immigration Detention Advisory Group with more than 25 years’ experience in the field.
Other members will include:
Air Marshal Ray Funnell AC (Retd) – former Chief of Air Force and a former member of IDAG, Air Marshal Funnell will serve as the deputy chair for the group
Ms Kerrin Benson – chief executive officer of the Multicultural Development Association
Mr Noel Clement – general manager of domestic operations for the Australian Red Cross
Ms Caz Coleman – project director of the Hotham Mission asylum seeker project
Ms Libby Lloyd AM – chair of the former National Council to Reduce Violence Against Women and was recently appointed to chair the Violence Against Women Advisory Group
Dr Maryanne Loughry – associate director of Jesuit Refugee Service–Australia. Dr Loughry is a psychologist, a research scholar at Boston College and the University of Oxford and a member of the Governing Council of the International Catholic Migration Commission
Associate Professor Harry Minas – director of the Centre for International Mental Health, University of Melbourne and the Victorian Transcultural Psychiatry Unit, he is a former member of IDAG and chair of the Detention Health Advisory Group (DeHAG)
Associate Professor Nicholas Procter – Associate Professor, school of nursing and midwifery, University of South Australia
Dr Jamal Rifi – Dr Rifi is the 2009 NSW Local Hero of the Year and Recipient of 2007 Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission Award. He is a former Commissioner for the Community Relations Commission for a Multicultural NSW, a general practitioner and an active community volunteer
Professor Samina Yasmeen – director of the Centre for Muslim States and Societies at the University of Western Australia and a current member of the Australian Multicultural Advisory Council (AMAC).
‘I believe the new group will provide valuable perspectives and their community links will help to strengthen the provision of community services to immigration clients in support of timely case resolution,’ the minister said.
The minister acknowledged the work of members of the previous Immigration Detention Advisory Group.
‘I’d like to acknowledge and thank the valuable and long–standing contribution of members of the Immigration Detention Advisory Group since its establishment in 2001,’ Senator Evans said.
‘Their independent expert advice provided to the previous and current government has been greatly appreciated.’
Information about the Council for Immigration Services and Staus Resolution (CISSR) – Terms of Reference is available on the Department of Immigration and Citizenship's website.
See: Council for Immigration Services and Staus Resolution (CISSR) – Terms of Reference
http://www.minister.immi.gov.au/media/media-releases/2009/ce09094.htm
The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, today announced the establishment of the Council for Immigration Services and Status Resolution.
The council will provide independent advice on the implementation of measures associated with the government’s immigration policy initiatives including New Directions in Detention and the national rollout of the Community Status Resolution Service.
‘The Government’s focus is on resolving the immigration status of people quickly and fairly while ensuring they are treated humanely and with dignity and respect,’ Senator Evans said.
‘The council will provide independent advice on policies, services and programs to achieve timely, fair and effective resolution of immigration status for people seeking asylum or other migration outcomes in Australia.
‘The terms of reference and membership of the council reflects the range of expertise required to implement the Government’s New Directions in Detention policy.’
The council, which succeeds the Immigration Detention Advisory Group, will meet for the first time on October 21 to identify priority issues to be addressed over the next two years. The IDAG provided valuable advice on the adequacy of detention services, accommodation and facilities at immigration detention centres around Australia.
The new council will also advise on the suitability of facilities and service delivery arrangements but its major focus will be on assisting the department with strategies to resolve a person’s immigration status in a community setting rather than in a detention centre provided they pose no risk to the community.
The council will be chaired by Paris Aristotle AM, director of the Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture and a former member of Immigration Detention Advisory Group with more than 25 years’ experience in the field.
Other members will include:
Air Marshal Ray Funnell AC (Retd) – former Chief of Air Force and a former member of IDAG, Air Marshal Funnell will serve as the deputy chair for the group
Ms Kerrin Benson – chief executive officer of the Multicultural Development Association
Mr Noel Clement – general manager of domestic operations for the Australian Red Cross
Ms Caz Coleman – project director of the Hotham Mission asylum seeker project
Ms Libby Lloyd AM – chair of the former National Council to Reduce Violence Against Women and was recently appointed to chair the Violence Against Women Advisory Group
Dr Maryanne Loughry – associate director of Jesuit Refugee Service–Australia. Dr Loughry is a psychologist, a research scholar at Boston College and the University of Oxford and a member of the Governing Council of the International Catholic Migration Commission
Associate Professor Harry Minas – director of the Centre for International Mental Health, University of Melbourne and the Victorian Transcultural Psychiatry Unit, he is a former member of IDAG and chair of the Detention Health Advisory Group (DeHAG)
Associate Professor Nicholas Procter – Associate Professor, school of nursing and midwifery, University of South Australia
Dr Jamal Rifi – Dr Rifi is the 2009 NSW Local Hero of the Year and Recipient of 2007 Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission Award. He is a former Commissioner for the Community Relations Commission for a Multicultural NSW, a general practitioner and an active community volunteer
Professor Samina Yasmeen – director of the Centre for Muslim States and Societies at the University of Western Australia and a current member of the Australian Multicultural Advisory Council (AMAC).
‘I believe the new group will provide valuable perspectives and their community links will help to strengthen the provision of community services to immigration clients in support of timely case resolution,’ the minister said.
The minister acknowledged the work of members of the previous Immigration Detention Advisory Group.
‘I’d like to acknowledge and thank the valuable and long–standing contribution of members of the Immigration Detention Advisory Group since its establishment in 2001,’ Senator Evans said.
‘Their independent expert advice provided to the previous and current government has been greatly appreciated.’
Information about the Council for Immigration Services and Staus Resolution (CISSR) – Terms of Reference is available on the Department of Immigration and Citizenship's website.
See: Council for Immigration Services and Staus Resolution (CISSR) – Terms of Reference
http://www.minister.immi.gov.au/media/media-releases/2009/ce09094.htm
Oct 10th 2009, 11:37 am
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Re: Minister announces new immigration advisory council
what i understand from this is, it is in regard with entirely for asylum seekers...
so what is the use of this thread here in this forum? do refugees use BE any time?
so what is the use of this thread here in this forum? do refugees use BE any time?
Oct 10th 2009, 2:53 pm
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Re: Minister announces new immigration advisory council
Minister announces new immigration advisory council
The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, today announced the establishment of the Council for Immigration Services and Status Resolution.
The council will provide independent advice on the implementation of measures associated with the government’s immigration policy initiatives including New Directions in Detention and the national rollout of the Community Status Resolution Service.
The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, today announced the establishment of the Council for Immigration Services and Status Resolution.
The council will provide independent advice on the implementation of measures associated with the government’s immigration policy initiatives including New Directions in Detention and the national rollout of the Community Status Resolution Service.
Oct 10th 2009, 11:01 pm
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Just like in the UK.
It never ceases to amaze me how the Aussies insist on repeating the mistakes made in other countries like the UK.
Oct 11th 2009, 6:42 am
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Because as soon as these immigration queue jumpers are released in to the community to await decisions on their applications they will simply disappear.
Just like in the UK.
It never ceases to amaze me how the Aussies insist on repeating the mistakes made in other countries like the UK.
Just like in the UK.
It never ceases to amaze me how the Aussies insist on repeating the mistakes made in other countries like the UK.
(b) If they simply disappear they will find that life is extremely difficult without any legitimate ID, travel documentation, or access to government support. That's their problem, not mine.
Oct 11th 2009, 8:03 am
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Re: Minister announces new immigration advisory council
Why the thumbs down at the side of the title? If you're going to cut and paste something like this could you please give your opinion, otherwise it's a totally pointless thread.
Oct 11th 2009, 9:10 am
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(a) I trust the Australian government to do better, just as we've done with our immigration policy (which the Poms have since copied).
(b) If they simply disappear they will find that life is extremely difficult without any legitimate ID, travel documentation, or access to government support. That's their problem, not mine.
(b) If they simply disappear they will find that life is extremely difficult without any legitimate ID, travel documentation, or access to government support. That's their problem, not mine.
Oct 11th 2009, 9:32 am
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Maybe in the past but Rudd seems intent on repeating the UK's previous mistakes. It looks to me like he is re-implementing the UK Labour Party's disastrous 1997 manifesto. The changes he has made to Asylum Policy since gaining power have already led to a surge in queue jumpers.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...-31477,00.html
AUSTRALIA has forcibly removed two asylum-seekers for the first time since the election of the Rudd government, warning that people who are found simply to be seeking economic opportunities will be sent home.
Oct 11th 2009, 9:39 am
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Not quite
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...-31477,00.html
AUSTRALIA has forcibly removed two asylum-seekers for the first time since the election of the Rudd government, warning that people who are found simply to be seeking economic opportunities will be sent home.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...-31477,00.html
AUSTRALIA has forcibly removed two asylum-seekers for the first time since the election of the Rudd government, warning that people who are found simply to be seeking economic opportunities will be sent home.
Oct 13th 2009, 3:04 pm
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Minister announces new immigration advisory council
Dear Friends,
The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, today announced the establishment of the Council for Immigration Services and Status Resolution.
The council will provide independent advice on the implementation of measures associated with the government’s immigration policy initiatives including New Directions in Detention and the national rollout of the Community Status Resolution Service.
‘The Government’s focus is on resolving the immigration status of people quickly and fairly while ensuring they are treated humanely and with dignity and respect,’ Senator Evans said.
‘The council will provide independent advice on policies, services and programs to achieve timely, fair and effective resolution of immigration status for people seeking asylum or other migration outcomes in Australia.
‘The terms of reference and membership of the council reflects the range of expertise required to implement the Government’s New Directions in Detention policy.’
The council, which succeeds the Immigration Detention Advisory Group, will meet for the first time on October 21 to identify priority issues to be addressed over the next two years. The IDAG provided valuable advice on the adequacy of detention services, accommodation and facilities at immigration detention centres around Australia.
The new council will also advise on the suitability of facilities and service delivery arrangements but its major focus will be on assisting the department with strategies to resolve a person’s immigration status in a community setting rather than in a detention centre provided they pose no risk to the community.
The council will be chaired by Paris Aristotle AM, director of the Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture and a former member of Immigration Detention Advisory Group with more than 25 years’ experience in the field.
Other members will include:
* Air Marshal Ray Funnell AC (Retd) – former Chief of Air Force and a former member of IDAG, Air Marshal Funnell will serve as the deputy chair for the group
* Ms Kerrin Benson – chief executive officer of the Multicultural Development Association
* Mr Noel Clement – general manager of domestic operations for the Australian Red Cross
* Ms Caz Coleman – project director of the Hotham Mission asylum seeker project
* Ms Libby Lloyd AM – chair of the former National Council to Reduce Violence Against Women and was recently appointed to chair the Violence Against Women Advisory Group
* Dr Maryanne Loughry – associate director of Jesuit Refugee Service–Australia. Dr Loughry is a psychologist, a research scholar at Boston College and the University of Oxford and a member of the Governing Council of the International Catholic Migration Commission
* Associate Professor Harry Minas – director of the Centre for International Mental Health, University of Melbourne and the Victorian Transcultural Psychiatry Unit, he is a former member of IDAG and chair of the Detention Health Advisory Group (DeHAG)
* Associate Professor Nicholas Procter – Associate Professor, school of nursing and midwifery, University of South Australia
* Dr Jamal Rifi – Dr Rifi is the 2009 NSW Local Hero of the Year and Recipient of 2007 Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission Award. He is a former Commissioner for the Community Relations Commission for a Multicultural NSW, a general practitioner and an active community volunteer
* Professor Samina Yasmeen – director of the Centre for Muslim States and Societies at the University of Western Australia and a current member of the Australian Multicultural Advisory Council (AMAC).
‘I believe the new group will provide valuable perspectives and their community links will help to strengthen the provision of community services to immigration clients in support of timely case resolution,’ the minister said.
The minister acknowledged the work of members of the previous Immigration Detention Advisory Group.
‘I’d like to acknowledge and thank the valuable and long–standing contribution of members of the Immigration Detention Advisory Group since its establishment in 2001,’ Senator Evans said.
‘Their independent expert advice provided to the previous and current government has been greatly appreciated.’
Information about the Council for Immigration Services and Staus Resolution (CISSR) – Terms of Reference is available on the Department of Immigration and Citizenship's website.
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The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, today announced the establishment of the Council for Immigration Services and Status Resolution.
The council will provide independent advice on the implementation of measures associated with the government’s immigration policy initiatives including New Directions in Detention and the national rollout of the Community Status Resolution Service.
‘The Government’s focus is on resolving the immigration status of people quickly and fairly while ensuring they are treated humanely and with dignity and respect,’ Senator Evans said.
‘The council will provide independent advice on policies, services and programs to achieve timely, fair and effective resolution of immigration status for people seeking asylum or other migration outcomes in Australia.
‘The terms of reference and membership of the council reflects the range of expertise required to implement the Government’s New Directions in Detention policy.’
The council, which succeeds the Immigration Detention Advisory Group, will meet for the first time on October 21 to identify priority issues to be addressed over the next two years. The IDAG provided valuable advice on the adequacy of detention services, accommodation and facilities at immigration detention centres around Australia.
The new council will also advise on the suitability of facilities and service delivery arrangements but its major focus will be on assisting the department with strategies to resolve a person’s immigration status in a community setting rather than in a detention centre provided they pose no risk to the community.
The council will be chaired by Paris Aristotle AM, director of the Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture and a former member of Immigration Detention Advisory Group with more than 25 years’ experience in the field.
Other members will include:
* Air Marshal Ray Funnell AC (Retd) – former Chief of Air Force and a former member of IDAG, Air Marshal Funnell will serve as the deputy chair for the group
* Ms Kerrin Benson – chief executive officer of the Multicultural Development Association
* Mr Noel Clement – general manager of domestic operations for the Australian Red Cross
* Ms Caz Coleman – project director of the Hotham Mission asylum seeker project
* Ms Libby Lloyd AM – chair of the former National Council to Reduce Violence Against Women and was recently appointed to chair the Violence Against Women Advisory Group
* Dr Maryanne Loughry – associate director of Jesuit Refugee Service–Australia. Dr Loughry is a psychologist, a research scholar at Boston College and the University of Oxford and a member of the Governing Council of the International Catholic Migration Commission
* Associate Professor Harry Minas – director of the Centre for International Mental Health, University of Melbourne and the Victorian Transcultural Psychiatry Unit, he is a former member of IDAG and chair of the Detention Health Advisory Group (DeHAG)
* Associate Professor Nicholas Procter – Associate Professor, school of nursing and midwifery, University of South Australia
* Dr Jamal Rifi – Dr Rifi is the 2009 NSW Local Hero of the Year and Recipient of 2007 Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission Award. He is a former Commissioner for the Community Relations Commission for a Multicultural NSW, a general practitioner and an active community volunteer
* Professor Samina Yasmeen – director of the Centre for Muslim States and Societies at the University of Western Australia and a current member of the Australian Multicultural Advisory Council (AMAC).
‘I believe the new group will provide valuable perspectives and their community links will help to strengthen the provision of community services to immigration clients in support of timely case resolution,’ the minister said.
The minister acknowledged the work of members of the previous Immigration Detention Advisory Group.
‘I’d like to acknowledge and thank the valuable and long–standing contribution of members of the Immigration Detention Advisory Group since its establishment in 2001,’ Senator Evans said.
‘Their independent expert advice provided to the previous and current government has been greatly appreciated.’
Information about the Council for Immigration Services and Staus Resolution (CISSR) – Terms of Reference is available on the Department of Immigration and Citizenship's website.
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