Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS Expand all

Status

Center status Show sources

Status	Observation date
In use	2019
Australian Border Force: Immigration Detention in Australia: Locations.
In use	2015
Australian Government. Department of Immigration and Border Protection. 'Immigration Detention and Community Statistics Summary.' 31 March 2015
Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC), "Managing Australia's Borders: Detention Services: Location of Operational Facilities", December 2008, http://www.immi.gov.au/managing-australias-borders/detention/facilities/locations/index.htm (accessed December 2008)

Typology

GDP facility typology Show sources

Category Filter	Type	Observation date
Administrative	Immigration detention centre	2019
Australian Border Force: Immigration Detention in Australia: Locations.

Operating Period

Operating period Show sources

Year of Entry	Year Ceased
2008
Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC), "Managing Australia's Borders: Detention Services: Location of Operational Facilities", December 2008, http://www.immi.gov.au/managing-australias-borders/detention/facilities/locations/index.htm (accessed December 2008)

Contact Information

City and region

Broadmeadows, Victoria

Address & contact

Corner of Centre and Main Roads, Maygar Barracks, 150 Camp Road, Broadmeadows, Victoria, 3047 Australia T: +61(0)392806100 Fax: +61(0)393573451

OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS Expand all

Management and Services

Management Show sources

Name	Type	Observation date
Group 4 Falck Global Solutions Limited	Private For-Profit	2008
Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC). Website. "Managing Australia's Borders: Detention Services Provider Contract." http://www.immi.gov.au/managing-australias-borders/detention/services/provider-contract.htm (accessed 24 July 2009).

Security

Detention timeframe

Demographics

Demographics Show sources

Name	Observation date
Adult women	2008
Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC), "Immigration Detention Statistics", November 2008, http://www.immi.gov.au/managing-australias-borders/detention/_pdf/immigration-detention-statistics-20081107.pdf(accessed 28/11/08)
Adult men	2008
Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC), "Immigration Detention Statistics", November 2008, http://www.immi.gov.au/managing-australias-borders/detention/_pdf/immigration-detention-statistics-20081107.pdf(accessed 28/11/08)
Accompanied minors	2008
Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC), "Immigration Detention Statistics", November 2008, http://www.immi.gov.au/managing-australias-borders/detention/_pdf/immigration-detention-statistics-20081107.pdf(accessed 28/11/08)

Categories of detainees

Categories of detainees Show sources

Name	Observation date
Undocumented migrants (administrative)	2008
Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC), "Immigration Detention Statistics", November 2008, http://www.immi.gov.au/managing-australias-borders/detention/_pdf/immigration-detention-statistics-20081107.pdf(accessed 28/11/08)
Asylum seekers (administrative)	2008
Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC), "Immigration Detention Statistics", November 2008, http://www.immi.gov.au/managing-australias-borders/detention/_pdf/immigration-detention-statistics-20081107.pdf(accessed 28/11/08)

Segregation

Gender segregation

Gender Segregation	Observation date
Yes	2008

Legal segregation

Legal Segregation	Observation date
Not Applicable	2008

Size and population

Estimated capacity (administrative immigration detention facility) Show sources

Type	Capacity	Observation date
Standard capacity	30	2008
Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC), "Immigration Detention Statistics", November 2008, http://www.immi.gov.au/managing-australias-borders/detention/_pdf/immigration-detention-statistics-20081107.pdf(accessed 28/11/08)

Reported population at a specific time Show sources

Number	Observation date
77	2016
Australian Government, Department of Immigration and Border Protection, "Immigration Detention and Community Statistics Summary", 31 March 2016. https://www.border.gov.au/ReportsandPublications/Documents/statistics/immigration-detention-statistics-31-mar-2016.pdf
86	2016
Australian Government, Department of Immigration and Border Protection, "Immigration Detention and Community Statistics Summary", 29 February 2016. https://www.border.gov.au/ReportsandPublications/Documents/statistics/immigration-detention-statistics-29-feb-2016.pdf
108	2016
Australian Government, Department of Immigration and Border Protection, "Immigration Detention and Community Statistics Summary", 30 December 2015. https://www.border.gov.au/ReportsandPublications/Documents/statistics/immigration-detention-statistics-30-dec-2015.pdf
143	2015
195	2015
Australian Government, Department of Immigration and Border Protection, "Immigration Detention and Community Statistics Summary", 31 December 2014.https://www.border.gov.au/ReportsandPublications/Documents/statistics/immigration-detention-statistics-dec2014.pdf
322	2014
Australian Government. Department of Immigration and Border Protection. 'Immigration Detention and Community Statistics Summary.' 31 December 2013. https://www.border.gov.au/ReportsandPublications/Documents/statistics/immigration-detention-statistics-20130131.pdf
1	2008
Department of Immigration and Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC), "Immigration Detention Statistics", November 2008, http://www.immi.gov.au/managing-australias-borders/detention/_pdf/immigration-detention-statistics-20081107.pdf(accessed 28/11/08)

Conditions

Personnel

Access

Deaths

Reported deaths at this facility Show sources

Reported deaths?	Observation date
Yes	2019
Guardian Article on death at Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation.

BUREAUCRATIC CHARACTERISTICS Expand all

Custodial authority

Custodial authority Show sources

Agency	Ministry	Ministry Typology	Observation date
	Department of Immigration and Border Protection	Immigration or Citizenship	2008
Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC), "Managing Australia's Borders: Detention Services: Location of Operational Facilities", December 2008, http://www.immi.gov.au/managing-australias-borders/detention/facilities/locations/index.htm (accessed December 2008)

Ownership

Budgetary information

Area of authority