The report was issued on 6 July 2005 at the request of and to the Minister of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, Amanda Vanstone.
[1] The inquiry also initially looked at the "Vivian Alverez Matter", an incident with some similarities, which was taken up and completed by the Commonwealth Ombudsman, Neil Comrie.
[2] Cornelia Rau, a lawful citizen, was found to have spent 10 months in immigration detention despite being registered as a "missing patient".
[3] This was closely followed by another similar issue, that of Vivian Alverez Solon, who was deported to the Philippines, despite being a lawful citizen, and despite also being registered as a missing person by her family.
The Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs accepted most of the recommendations[6] though it is not clear if all of them have been implemented.