Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

( My question is to the Acting Prime Minister. I refer him to the guidelines on the treatment of persons rescued at sea published by the International Maritime Organisation that state:

The government responsible for the Search and Rescue region in which survivors were recovered is responsible for providing a place of safety …

Why, then, is the government giving people smugglers a water taxi service to Australia rather than returning boat people rescued in Indonesia's search and rescue zone to Indonesia?

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