Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research) Share this | Hansard source

It is true that the Ombudsman has taken an oversight role of the non-statutory refugee assessment process for asylum seekers at Christmas Island. We have seen that the government takes these reports seriously; that the government seeks to provide appropriate accommodation facilities across the network; that we seek to provide people who are placed in detention on Christmas Island with appropriate support facilities, including the necessary mental health support facilities and the necessary interpretation facilities; and that the government is ensuring that we are treating people in a humane way while at the same time protecting the security of this country and ensuring the integrity of our arrangements for people arriving by boat. There are a range of facilities available and we want to ensure that those facilities are of an appropriate standard and meet our international obligations.