Senate debates Questions without Notice

Asylum Seekers


Concetta Fierravanti-Wells

Concetta Fierravanti-Wells NSW, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Shadow Parliamentary Secretary Assisting the Leader in the Senate

2:00 pm

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Given the indications of expansion at Christmas Island which we heard at the last estimates, Minister, what is the current detention capacity of Christmas Island? Can the minister rule out transferring asylum seekers to mainland Australia if this capacity is exceeded?

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