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Perth Immigration Detention Centre

Coordinates: 31°55′55″S 115°57′22″E / 31.932°S 115.956°E / -31.932; 115.956
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Perth Immigration Detention Centre
The main entrance to the Perth Immigration Detention Centre
Map
LocationRedcliffe, Western Australia
StatusOperational
Security class?
Capacity55
Opened1981
Closed-
Managed byDepartment of Home Affairs

Perth Immigration Detention Centre was opened in 1981 and is located near the domestic terminal of Perth Airport, Western Australia.[1]

The Perth IDC contained both a detention centre and residential housing for families. In 2009 it was managed by G4S, a private company,[2] but as of 2019 it is managed by the Australian Government Department of Home Affairs.

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References

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  1. ^ "Services-Detention Services-Managing Australia's Borders". Archived from the original on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
  2. ^ "Immigration Detention Services". G4S. 2008. Archived from the original on 26 May 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2010.

31°55′55″S 115°57′22″E / 31.932°S 115.956°E / -31.932; 115.956