Senate debates

Monday, 16 November 2009

Questions without Notice

ACVOceanic Viking

2:42 pm

Photo of Richard ColbeckRichard Colbeck (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

We know what is going on—do not worry. Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Is the minister aware that the Southern Ocean fishing season is about to begin, meaning illegal fish poachers will be making their plans knowing that the Oceanic Viking, Australia’s fishery patrol vessel for the Southern Ocean, is acting as a floating refugee centre thousands of kilometres away in Indonesia?

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