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Perth Immigration Detention Centre was opened in 1981 and is located near the domestic terminal of
Perth Airport Perth Airport is an international airport, international, domestic airport, domestic and general aviation airport serving Perth, Western Australia. It is the List of the busiest airports in Australia, fourth busiest airport in Australia meas ...
,
Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...
. It contains both a detention centre and residential housing for families. In 2009 it was managed by
G4S G4S is a British multinational private security company headquartered in London, England. The company was set up in July 2004 when London-based Securicor amalgamated with Danish firm Group 4 Falck. The company offers a range of services, in ...
, a private company, but it is managed by the Australian Government
Department of Home Affairs An interior ministry or ministry of the interior (also called ministry of home affairs or ministry of internal affairs) is a government department that is responsible for domestic policy, public security and law enforcement. In some states, the i ...
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See also

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Australian immigration detention facilities Australian immigration detention facilities comprise a number of different facilities located throughout Australia, including on the Australian territory of Christmas Island. Such facilities also exist in Papua New Guinea and Nauru, namely the N ...
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List of Australian immigration detention facilities This is a list of current and former Australian immigration detention facilities. Immigration detention facilities are used to house people in immigration detention, and people detained under the Pacific Solution, and Operation Sovereign Border ...
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Mandatory detention in Australia The Australian government has a policy and practice of detaining in immigration detention facilities non-citizens not holding a valid visa, suspected of visa violations, illegal entry or unauthorised arrival, and those subject to deportati ...


References

1981 establishments in Australia Immigration detention centres and prisons of Australia {{Australia-prison-stub