Senate debates

Monday, 23 November 2009

Questions without Notice

Asylum Seekers

2:25 pm

Photo of Chris EvansChris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

As I was saying, the time frames that were agreed with the Indonesian government are being applied, and the UNHCR has begun processing the claims of those who were on the Oceanic Viking. As those who followed the case will know, a number had already been found to be refugees. So the UNHCR has begun that work of assessing the claims and processing those persons. Once that is finalised, those who are found to be refugees will be resettled. (Time expired)

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