Robert McClelland (Barton, Australian Labor Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

I am advised that as at yesterday, as I understand it, there were 1,170 persons in the Christmas Island facility. The facility has capacity for 1,400 people currently but steps are in place to expand capabilities. In particular, 70 demountable buildings are in the process of being transported or erected—I am not currently sure of the precise location of those. They will be erected on land which occupies some 10 hectares, so there is plenty of land. As the Prime Minister has indicated, the Minister for Immigration has indicated what contingency plans would be available but the current efforts in place—

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