FED:Immigration says Comcare report contains errors

AAP General News (Australia)
08-12-2011
FED:Immigration says Comcare report contains errors

The immigration department admits it can improve work health and safety practices inside
its detention centre network.

But it has taken issue with a damning Comcare report, saying it contained errors of fact.

The report found staff at centres were not trained properly, there were no written
plans to deal with riots, suicide attempts or other critical incidents, and there was
a failure to recognise cultural clashes.

Immigration spokesman SANDI LOGAN has told the ABC that there's probably room for improvement,
but it's not true to say that staff don't have appropriate training.

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KEYWORD: DETENTION (CANBERRA)

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