House debates

Thursday, 25 August 2011

Questions without Notice

Asylum Seekers

3:24 pm

Photo of Scott MorrisonScott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to reports in the Malaysian press that on Tuesday Malaysian police and RELA had beaten UNHCR card-holding refugees outside government offices, including children, mothers and the elderly who were among 10,000 refugees seeking to comply with the government registration program, and that refugees recognised by the UNHCR had their registration papers marked 'return to home country'. Is the Prime Minister aware of these reports? Does she stand by her minister's declaration under the Migration Act that Malaysia is a country that provides protection to refugees?

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