Greens and legal advocates say bill will make it harder to hold authorities accountable for conditions in detention facilities
Labor has introduced a bill that would allow drugs and mobile phones to be confiscated from non-citizens in immigration detention, despite
Burke said the bill “does not establish a blanket prohibition against possession or use of mobile phones in immigration detention” and devices would only be confiscated “when they are being used in a way” that would pose a risk. Jana Favero, the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre deputy chief executive, said it was “outrageous” the bill was being introduced in the final parliamentary fortnight, warning it would “damage people’s mental health, their right to privacy and their basic human right to have access to support and to contact family members”.
The Greens immigration spokesperson, David Shoebridge, said the reintroduction of “tweaked Dutton-era legislation that Labor voted against four years ago says everything you need to know about the Albanese government”.
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