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PostSubject: OZschwitz slave pen: Govt considers dumping wrist X-rays   OZschwitz slave pen: Govt considers dumping wrist X-rays Icon_minitimeThu May 16, 2013 11:58 pm

The federal government is considering a halt to using wrist X-rays for determining age - a controversial method which has landed Indonesian boys accused of being people smugglers in adult jails.

The government on Thursday responded to a parliamentary committee into the detention of Indonesian minors in Australia.

It agreed in principle with a recommendation that it consider removing wrist X-rays as a prescribed method for age determination.

The controversial method has been used by federal police in determining the age of Indonesians detained on suspicion of being people smugglers.
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The government's response noted advice from Australia's chief scientist Ian Chubb that wrist X-rays did not allow for precise estimation of age and that results varied with ethnic and socio-economic conditions.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/govt-considers-dumping-wrist-xrays-20130516-2jpmi.html#ixzz2TWEpI5qD
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