Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship and the Minister for Home Affairs, upon notice, on 10 November 2011:

With reference to the answer to question on notice no. 1104 (Senate Hansard, 1 November 2011, p. 119), of the eight individuals who were part of a group of 22 identified as being participants or organisers in the Christmas Island riots, arrested and charged with various offences and who are now accommodated at a detention centre on the Australian mainland:

(1) To which detention centre on the Australian mainland were each of those eight individuals transferred from Christmas Island and on what date.

(2) Since their initial transfer from Christmas Island to the Australian mainland have any of those eight individuals been transferred to a different detention centre on the Australian mainland; if so, for each of those eight individuals to which detention centre (or detention centres) have they been transferred and on what date did each transfer take place.

Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship and the Minister for Home Affairs have provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

(1) One client departed Christmas Island on 5 April 2011 and was transferred to Villawood Immigration Detention Centre (IDC).

One client departed Christmas Island on 6 May 2011 and was transferred to Northern IDC.

One client departed Christmas Island on 24 June 2011 and was transferred to Perth IDC.

One client departed Christmas Island on 28 June 2011 and was transferred to Perth IDC.

One client departed Christmas Island on 29 July 2011 and was transferred to Northern IDC.

One client departed Christmas Island on 19 August 2011 and was transferred to Northern IDC.

Two clients departed Christmas Island on 28 September 2011 and were transferred to Maribyrnong IDC.

(2) Of the eight individuals referred to in question on notice no. 1104, six have been further transferred since their initial placement on the Australian mainland. The transfer and accommodation details for these six individuals are as follows:

One client was transferred from Villawood IDC to Perth IDC on 7 June 2011. He was then transferred back to Villawood IDC on 23 June 2011. The client was removed from Australia on 1 November 2011.

One client was transferred from Northern IDC to Perth IDC on 21 June 2011. He was transferred back to Northern IDC on 24 June 2011 and as at 24 November 2011 continues to be accommodated at that facility.

Two clients were transferred from Perth IDC to Maribyrnong IDC on 23 September 2011. As at 24 November 2011 both clients continue to be accommodated at that facility.

Two clients were transferred from Maribyrnong IDC to Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation on 17 November 2011. As at 24 November 2011 both clients continue to be accommodated at that facility.