The Bushfires Royal Commission Implementation Monitor is responsible for monitoring and reviewing the progress of the State in implementing the recommendations of the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission's Reports. The tabling of the 2014 Annual Report concludes the BRCIM's responsibilities under the Bushfires Royal Commission Implementation Monitor Act 2011 (BRCIM Act). A proposal for monitoring...

The report identifies numerous failures in DIMIA processes that adversely affected Ms Alvarez. These include the failure by DIMIA officers to properly identify Ms Alvarez, the decision to detain her under the Migration Act, the subsequent decision to remove her from Australia, the level of health care provided to her while in detention, and DIMIA's...