FC: Australian gvt, church weigh e-tagging humans with transmitters

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 12:55:02 +1000
From: Nathan Cochrane <ncochrane () theage fairfax com au>
Organization: The Age newspaper
To: declan () well com
Subject: Asylum seekers may be e-tagged says Anglican church, Fed Govt

Hi Declan

For Politech:

Ruddock considers tagging detainees

Illegal immigrants could be electronically tracked as an alternative to
detention if suitable technology was available, the federal government
said.

Anglican Primate and Archbishop of Perth, Peter Carnley, has suggested
refugees and asylum seekers be e-tagged before being released into the
community as an alternative to mandatory detention.

Immigration Minister Philip Ruddock said he would consider such a
proposal.

"My concern, which has always been that people should be available for
processing and available for removal, might be able to be addressed if
you had a system in which you could clearly identify where people were
if they were free in the community," he told ABC radio.

MORE:
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/story_16083.asp




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