Home Affairs 'unlawfully' jailed Australian citizen for 945 days, ombudsman reports
A Commonwealth Ombudsman report has revealed that the Australian Home Affairs department unlawfully detained 30 people last year, including an Australian citizen held for 945 days. The detention was attributed to poor record-keeping and incorrect legal assessments regarding citizenship status.
Why it matters
This highlights systemic failures in government immigration processes and the severe human rights implications of administrative errors in detention policy.
One of the report's recommendations is better communication between the Home Affairs department and its minister, Tony Burke. ( ABC News: Matt Roberts )
An ombudsman report has set out a litany of errors spanning four decades that led to a citizen's unlawful detention.
Another non-citizen was wrongfully detained for 304 days.
The report has made three recommendations to the government, including better communication between the Home Affairs Department and the minister.
Link copied Share Share article An Australian citizen is among 30 people unlawfully held in immigration detention in the last financial year, according to a Commonwealth Ombudsman report.
The person, named as Mx B, was wrongfully detained by Home Affairs for 945 days — two and a half years — due to incorrect reading of Australia's citizenship laws.
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