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Model Research Assignment Do DIMIA's detention guidelines pay sufficient homage to the best interests of the child as espoused by international law? INTRODUCTION 3 IMPLEMENTATION OF CROC 3 THE BEST INTERESTS GUIDELINE 4 THE DIMIA GUIDELINES 5 CRITIQUE OF THE GUIDELINES 5 9.2.1 Unaccompanied minors 5 9.4.2 Safety and care 7 9.4.1 Social and educational programs 8 CONCLUSION 9 BIBLIOGRAPHY 11 INTRODUCTION Since Australia's ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 (CROC), our nation has had an obligation to act in the 'best interests' of the child.1 Empirical evidence clearly demonstrates that placing a child in detention is not in the child's best interests.2 Children may only be detained as a last resort,3 not merely for policy reasons and convenience. Despite this, under current Australian immigration legislation potential asylum seekers entering Australian territory face, irrespective of age, compulsory detention until their applications can be processed.4 Where children are placed in detention, every effort should be made to minimise the duration of detention and the disruption caused.5 Currently, DIMIA's Immigration Detention Standards6...

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