Sarah Hanson-Young (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That the following matter be referred to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee, with effect from 1 April 2014, for inquiry and report by 26 June 2014:

An inquiry into the incident at the Manus Island Detention Centre from 16 February to 18 February 2014, with particular reference to:

(a) the chronology of events;

(b) the sequence of events and factors that gave cause to the incident;

(c) the sequence of events that led to, and the cause of, Reza Berati's death;

(d) contractor, subcontractor and service provider involvement and response;

(e) Department of Immigration and Border Protection involvement and response;

(f) Papua New Guinean police, military and civilian involvement and response;

(g) the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection's conduct before, during and after the incident;

(h) protocols and procedures observed by agencies in the detention centre;

(i) any documents, including incident reports and emails as well as briefings involving staff, employees, contractors and subcontractors involved in or responding to the incident;

(j) any communications between the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection and the Government of Papua New Guinea, the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, contractors, sub contractors and service providers regarding the incident;

(k) the Australian Government's duty of care obligations and responsibilities;

(l) refugee status determination processing and resettlement arrangements in Papua New Guinea; and

(m) any other related matters.