George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to Senator Evans, representing the Prime Minister. I refer to the answer given yesterday by Senator Carr to a question from Senator Cash, concerning the Curtin detention centre, when the minister stated:

I am advised that work was undertaken at Curtin during the election. It related to stage 1 accommodation for approximately 600 detainees then at the centre.

I refer also to the answer given yesterday in the other place by the Prime Minister on the same subject, when she stated:

During the election campaign, works were occurring at the Curtin detention centre, and I refer to the detail of those works. They were stage 1 accommodation for the approximately 600 detainees then at the centre.

Are both of those statements accurate in all respects?