Andrew Giles (Scullin, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs) | Hansard source

Of course it was the case that it was the decision of the High Court overturning two decades of precedent that required the release of the detainees, the subject of this, as the member well knows—or should well know.

One of the many aspects of our government's response, always focused on community safety, was putting in place criminal penalties for breaches of the strict visa conditions we've put in place. Of course, how these breaches are dealt with is a matter for the Australian Federal Police, and breaches of other state or territory laws are matters for the relevant law enforcement authorities, and we have confidence in all of them to do their job.

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