House debates Questions without Notice
Asylum Seekers
Scott Morrison Cook, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
2:49 pm
My question is to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister aware that the New South Wales Police Commissioner has asked the Australian government, through the Department of Immigration and Citizenship, to provide the location details of people released into the community on bridging visas who have arrived illegally by boat? Will the government reverse its current position and provide this information to the police of New South Wales so they can do their job?
Mr Melham interjecting—
Julia Gillard Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister
In answer to the member's question, as I said to the parliament yesterday, if police request information then, of course, police requests are answered, absolutely.
Unidentified interjection - Hansard doesn't record who said this
Opposition Members:
Opposition members interjecting—
Ms Anna Burke Speaker
Order! And people opposite do not realise the standing orders actually apply to them.