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sunlit_musichttp://theconversation.com/as-a-high-court-challenge-looms-are-there-alternatives-to-australias-indefinite-detention-policy-14498 From "The Conversation" newspaper's website:
The UK was dealing with people against who there was compelling evidence of their terrorist involvement (often with al-Qaeda) and of direct danger to UK citizens. There is no indication that Australia’s refugees with suspected Tamil Tiger links pose an equivalent threat.
If control orders are not possible for some individuals (for example, if the intelligence is too sensitive) there are other means to apply any necessary restrictions. University of Sydney’s Professor of International Law Ben Saul has noted that:
…the Minister for Immigration can also order “community detention” on certain conditions, which could conceivably include restrictions on residency or communications, reporting obligations and so on — much like a de facto control order.
Labor MP Daryl Melham has suggested that in some cases, electronic tagging could be used.
There is no ideal solution, but a policy that addresses legitimate security concerns without maintaining the current inhumane approach is certainly achievable, and has been called for by a range of experts, the Joint Select Committee on Australia’s Immigration Detention Network and the Commonwealth Ombudsman.
There are plenty of ways to protect national security without resorting to indefinite detention.
The UK was dealing with people against who there was compelling evidence of their terrorist involvement (often with al-Qaeda) and of direct danger to UK citizens. There is no indication that Australia’s refugees with suspected Tamil Tiger links pose an equivalent threat.
If control orders are not possible for some individuals (for example, if the intelligence is too sensitive) there are other means to apply any necessary restrictions. University of Sydney’s Professor of International Law Ben Saul has noted that:
…the Minister for Immigration can also order “community detention” on certain conditions, which could conceivably include restrictions on residency or communications, reporting obligations and so on — much like a de facto control order.
Labor MP Daryl Melham has suggested that in some cases, electronic tagging could be used.
There is no ideal solution, but a policy that addresses legitimate security concerns without maintaining the current inhumane approach is certainly achievable, and has been called for by a range of experts, the Joint Select Committee on Australia’s Immigration Detention Network and the Commonwealth Ombudsman.
There are plenty of ways to protect national security without resorting to indefinite detention.
