17. Separation or Isolation
17.02. Regulation of any use of separation, isolation or solitary confinement is guided by the principle that immigration detention is non-punitive, that detainees are subject to no more restriction than is necessary for safe custody and well-ordered community life, and that separation/isolation is used as a last resort and for the shortest period necessary.
17. Separation or Isolation,C. Treatment and Duty of Protection and Care
17.03. There is a protocol and clear decision-making process for any separation or isolation whereby the decision to separate or isolate a detainee or group of detainees is exceptional, medically authorised, on clear grounds, and subject to independent review of necessity, reasonableness and proportionality.
17. Separation or Isolation,C. Treatment and Duty of Protection and Care
17.04. There is a presumption against separation or isolation of immigration detainees for any reason, and victims of torture or trauma, children, women, victims of trafficking, the disabled, the elderly and LGBTI people are never separated or isolated for their protection.
17. Separation or Isolation,C. Treatment and Duty of Protection and Care
17.05. If an immigration detainee must be separated from the general detainee population for his/her own protection, the presumption against detention and the exploration of alternatives to detention to achieve that separation are triggered.
17. Separation or Isolation,C. Treatment and Duty of Protection and Care