Senate debates

Wednesday, 2 March 2011

Questions without Notice

Asylum Seekers

2:22 pm

Photo of Sarah Hanson-YoungSarah Hanson-Young (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Is the minister aware of advice that was provided from the immigration department to ASIO some 15 months ago warning of a potential serious backlog in the time taken to conduct security assessments of asylum seekers? Can the minister confirm whether ASIO took on this advice and increased their overall staff capacity?

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