Immigration detention to one month

Limit immigration detention to one month: QC. :

"Prominent lawyer Julian Burnside QC has told a Senate inquiry that the indefinite detention of asylum seekers is morally reprehensible."

Except in exceptional circumstances, it ought not take longer than a month to identify someone. Those seeking asylum or refugee status may have had to flee without papers. Those who are victims of people smugglers may have had their papers taken off them. In any case, it ought not take too long to verify someone's identity. I know it is hard to identify people at times because of the complexity of the countries of fleeing people. People generally don't flee their homes unless they have to. Mostly it's for legitimate reasons and those who are not legitimate generally show themselves up in a community situation. People know. I accept taking precautions. But having had the great detention debacle, we are coming out of it with some sensible ideas and suggestions as to how to deal with this in difficult world circumstances. People who are familiar with this kind of thing and then the issues of health and behavior relating to it, have built up a sound perspective and they are not people who are prone to rash decision making. Long term detention without adequate provision for the instabiltity brought about by indefinite detention in a hostile environment would seem to be ill advised. We have evidence of the effects. We have evidence of the inadequacies. We need to listen to people who are well credentialled and experienced enough to give wise counsel.