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Nauru commences open centre arrangements

The Government of Nauru has commenced its Open Centre arrangement today (25 Feb) which allows a select number of asylum seekers from the Regional Processing Centre (RPC) access across the community for certain hours of the day.
 
Initially this access will be for three days a week, from 9am to 5pm.
 
Twenty asylum seekers will be involved with the new program today and another 40 on Saturday and 60 on Monday. The number of asylum seekers participating each week will be determined as the weeks progress.
 
Women and children below the age of four are the first to take part in today's Open Centre program.
 
The idea of Open Centre came about following discussions about the effects of extended time spent in the camps. Hence, the Government of Nauru will trial the Open Centre in the hopes it will ease some of the tension and frustration and prepare the asylum seekers for a future in the Nauru community if they are to be deemed genuine refugees through the status determination process.
 
Several community leaders' meetings with the Government led by Minister for Justice Hon David Adeang have been conducted to introduce the Open Centre and to gauge community leaders' thoughts and recommendations about the arrangements.
 
Prior to participating in Open Centre, all asylum seekers will have been given training and education about Nauruan culture, general behaviour and conduct, and boundaries around private homes as well as restricted areas such as the airport runway, fuel farm and the power station.
 
All participants of the Open Centre will have agreed to and signed an Open Centre Code of Conduct agreeing to their responsibilities and conduct outside camp.
 
Additional community liaison officers are stationed in each district to cater for the Open Centre.
 
Approximately 500 refugees are already living in the community.
 
The total number of asylum seekers involved in the program in total will be determined soon by the Minister of Justice in consultation with community leaders and government.