[1] Some of the protestors had brought split tennis balls with messages of support inserted which were to be thrown over the security fences.

[4] On 27 March, four protestors who used a grappling hook and metal chain to gain entry to the centre over a fence were arrested.

[3] In 2005, the people who were arrested for throwing a grappling hook onto the electric fence did not gain entry to the centre.

In 2005, the police also raided the main camp at about 6 am confiscating kites from several people in preemption of these laws being broken.

As well as kite flying being treated as an offence by police, helium balloon flying was treated in a similar way with police arresting protesters for possession of large bundles of helium balloons after popping them on the approach to the camp.

These groups pointed to the fact that often the protests would create disturbances in the Baxter facility which would cause harm to the refugees.

Others considered it a significant and important protest march in the interest of aiding in shifting public opinion against Australia's immigration policy.