House debates Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2007-2008

Consideration in Detail

Wednesday, 13 June 2007 House of Representatives

Kevin Andrews

Kevin Andrews Menzies, Liberal Party, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

7:15 pm

The honourable gentleman is asking for a legal opinion and, whilst I am a lawyer, I will defer to those whose expertise it is to provide legal opinion on that. The honourable gentleman knows the various parts of section 51 of the Constitution but if he is suggesting, for example, that we could pass laws in Australia which would somehow have an effect upon individuals operating in a separate sovereign country then that goes beyond what section 51 of the Constitution provides.

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