Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS Expand all
Status
Center status Show sources
| Status | Observation date |
|---|---|
| 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) | |
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). | ||
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) | |
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) | |||
