MR# 1502 12 February 2015 Law Council considers children in detention report The Law Council of Australia notes the release of the Australian Human Rights Commission’s Report on its National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention 2014 on 12 February 2015. The Law Council will consider the Report’s findings and recommendation in detail and prepare an appropriate response. Law Council President Duncan McConnel noted a number of the Report’s recommendations reflect positions suggested by the Law Council in its submission to the National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention, including the recommendations that all children be removed from closed immigration detention facilities and an independent guardian be appointed for unaccompanied children seeking asylum in Australia. The Law Council’s Asylum Seeker Policy outlines that Australia should act in accordance with its voluntarily assumed obligations under international law, and that immigration detention must adhere to the rule of law. A copy of the Law Council’s Policy Statement on Rule of Law Principles can be accessed here. Vanessa Kleinschmidt, Director, Government and Corporate Affairs P. 02 6246 3716 // M. 0408 014 110 E. vanessa.kleinschmidt@lawcouncil.asn.au // www.lawcouncil.asn.au