Bill easing liability for using 'reasonable force' against detainees condemned

Human rights groups criticise bill which would give the commonwealth and private contractors immunity from liability where use of force was exercised ‘in good faith’The federal government and private companies should not be immune from liability for excessive use of force on people held in immigration detention, a parliamentary submission by the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) says. The migration amendment (maintaining the good order of immigration detention facilities) bill would