Australian Government Suppresses Information on Detainee Monitoring

The government has succeeded in convincing the High Court to supress details of ankle monitoring of immigration detainees, arguing it could enourage breaches.
Australian Government Suppresses Information on Detainee Monitoring
The WA Government has toughened the laws around the removal of electronic monitoring bracelets. Photo WA.gov.au
Rex Widerstrom
Updated:
0:00

Minister for Immigration Andrew Giles has succeeded in preventing the media and the public from obtaining information about the effectiveness of electronic monitoring after convincing the High Court that making it known could encourage former immigration detainees to breach visa conditions, endangering “national security.”

After detainees were released by a High Court ruling outlawing indefinite detention in November last year, the government rushed to pass laws to deal with the prospect of people—many of whom had been convicted of serious offences—being set free in the community.
Rex Widerstrom
Rex Widerstrom
Author
Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.
Related Topics