About This Site
www.brunswicklabor.net is a website/blog devoted to the dissemination of news about Labor in Brunswick, Carlo Carli MP and progressive/radical ideas.www.carlocarli.net is authorised by Christopher Anderson, 3/58 Heller Cres, Brunswick West, 3055. chris@brunswicklabor.net
Syndicate This Blog
Powered by
Tuesday, February 26. 2002
ALP Refugee & Immigration Policy Proposal
On Sunday 24th February the Victorian ALP held a policy forum on refugee and asylum seeker policy. The following resolution was prepared by a number of ALP members and moved by Carlo Carli in attempt to highlight some of the key issues raised at the forum for further discussion within the ALP. This resolution is being circulated in the spirit of increasing internal debate.
"As a matter of urgency this meeting support a re-definition of the ALP Refugee policy in keeping with ALP National Policy that was approved in 2000. Such a revised policy must reassert both the letter and the spirit of Australia's commitments under the Refugee Convention and Protocol. In particular the ALP must reject the arbitrary and mandatory nature of current detention arrangements.
Therefore Labor must work to achieve a system with following features:
1. That treats all asylum seekers with dignity and respect and as entitled to a fair hearing.
2. That includes processing by competent decision makers who are fully trained in all relevant areas including human rights law.
3. That replaces the completely discredited term and concept of mandatory detention with an initial custodial appraisal for identification, health and security checks. This should be limited to the minimum time required to establish an initial view on these matters followed by appropriate release into the community.
4. That repeals the temporary protection visa system.
5. That includes a new humanitarian category of visa.
6. That does not include onshore asylum applications in the calculation of offshore numbers accepted.
7. That includes a full and proper system of judicial review.
8. That maintains an ongoing public and party discussion and education program on the values, facts and reasons behind our policy decision. That any future election statement be written within this policy framework."
Carlo Carli MP
Member for Coburg
Therefore Labor must work to achieve a system with following features:
1. That treats all asylum seekers with dignity and respect and as entitled to a fair hearing.
2. That includes processing by competent decision makers who are fully trained in all relevant areas including human rights law.
3. That replaces the completely discredited term and concept of mandatory detention with an initial custodial appraisal for identification, health and security checks. This should be limited to the minimum time required to establish an initial view on these matters followed by appropriate release into the community.
4. That repeals the temporary protection visa system.
5. That includes a new humanitarian category of visa.
6. That does not include onshore asylum applications in the calculation of offshore numbers accepted.
7. That includes a full and proper system of judicial review.
8. That maintains an ongoing public and party discussion and education program on the values, facts and reasons behind our policy decision. That any future election statement be written within this policy framework."
Carlo Carli MP
Member for Coburg
Excerpt: Last week I attended a function at the Foundation House for the Survivors of Torture in my electorate. The Minister for Health Bronwyn Pike presented a progress report on the Government’s Refugee Health and Wellbeing Action Plan. This plan, first laun
Tracked: Oct 19, 01:11