Kevin Andrews (Menzies, Liberal Party, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship) Share this | Hansard source

No, that is not the case, and the honourable gentleman is trying to slide around the issue by saying, ‘Let’s just leave aside any extraterritorial issues,’ or ‘Let’s not address the sovereignty of another nation in this regard.’ As I said before, we in Australia have in place arrangements and have foreshadowed some further legislative changes which deal directly with the issue. The suggestion, for example, of a $20,000 payment to an agency or organisation in Australia has already been covered by the changes which the previous minister put in place. Other penalties which will apply in relation to the changes, which I have foreshadowed, will further address the issue.

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