Detention secrecy laws to be relaxed
File photo of detainees at a refugee camp on the island of Nauru Source: AAP
Refugee advocates hope a relaxing of secrecy laws in Australia's domestic and offshore detention centres will clear the way for more crimes and human rights abuses to be reported by staff working within the system. Facing a high court challenge to the laws, Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has moved in Parliament to change the Border Force Act so secrecy rules would only apply to certain information.
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