The Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) had been due to visit in October but suspended it after New South Wales and Queensland refused entry to some facilities. But SPT Chairperson Suzanne Jabbour has said that despite Australia's co-operation, there was no alternative but to "terminate the visit as the issue of unrestricted access to all places of deprivation of liberty in two states has not yet been resolved". Lorraine Finlay told ABC News that Australia hasn't treated the issue with the seriousness it deserves