House debates Questions without Notice

National Security: Citizenship

Tuesday, 16 June 2015 House of Representatives

Peter Dutton

Peter Dutton Dickson, Liberal Party, Minister for Immigration and Border Protection

2:15 pm

I thank the member for his question. I do not know how you could read into this recommendation those words. I can read directly from the report. I can read the honourable Mr Walker's own words to you. He says:

… for the Minister for Immigration to revoke the citizenship of Australians—

'where they are not rendered stateless', to paraphrase him—

… where the Minister is satisfied that the person has engaged in acts prejudicial to Australia’s security and it is not in Australia’s interests for the person to remain—

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