49. 政府的立场是，根据国际法，以个人是非法非公民为由对其进行移民拘留本身不是任意的。然而，如果在没有正当理由的情况下继续拘留，持续拘留在一段时间后可能会变成任意拘留。在持续拘留的情况下，决定因素不是拘留的时间长短，而是拘留的理由是否合理。移民拘留中心的拘留是管理非法非公民的最后手段。由于 Jaffarie 先生已获得不利的安全评估，根据目前的政府政策，他没有资格获得社区安置。据评估，他对澳大利亚社区构成威胁，因此仍被拘留。
49. The Government’s position is that the immigration detention of an individual on the basis that they are an unlawful non-citizen is not arbitrary per se under international law. However, continuing detention may become arbitrary after a certain period of time if it continues without proper justification. In instances of continuing detention, the determining factor is not the length of the detention but whether the grounds for the detention are justifiable. Detention in an immigration detention centre is a last resort for the management of unlawful non-citizens. As Mr. Jaffarie has been issued an adverse security assessment, he is not eligible for community placement under current Government policy. He has been assessed to be a risk to the Australian community and so remains in detention.