Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, in writing, on 16 June 2011:

In respect of the $65.7 million of funding over the next four years for agencies under the proposed arrangement with Malaysia on irregular maritime arrivals: (a) specifically what is it for (b) how will it be distributed (c) what sum is to be allocated for capital, building or refurbishment works for facilities in Malaysia, and (i) at what facilities (ii) of what nature, and (iii) at what cost (d) what sum is to be allocated (under this arrangement or any other program) for training the approximate 500 000 RELA members in Malaysia, (e) what sum is to be allocated for health, education, accommodation, meals, transfers (including airfares), immigration processing, refugee status assessments, legal support, (f) will service providers such as those in the areas of education, health, accommodation, meals, be paid a fixed rate or on consumption, and (g) what sum is estimated to be spent on administration by agencies under the agreement.

Chris Bowen (McMahon, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:

On 13 October 2011 the Government announced that it will not be in a position to proceed with offshore processing of asylum seekers due to an absence of support for necessary amendments to the Migration Act.

In view of this, the funding set aside in the 2011-12 Budget for implementation of the Malaysia Arrangement will be re-examined in the context of the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook.