One problem is that incarceration and corrections policies in general may be driven by private profit motivations. In addition, private imprisonment may be beyond the reach of public accountability. Moreover, a dual standard of public system squalor and private system affluence may be created. Furthermore, the allocation of punishment as opposed to its administration may de facto become a private matter. The current legislation the practical arrangements at Borallon itself indicate that privatization can readily overcome all these problems. Moreover, successful privatization can act as a catalyst for improvements in the public prison system, in both costs and programs. Therefore, private prisons are likely to become established as a small but significant part of the total Australian prison system. Footnotes (Author abstract modified)