Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, upon notice, on 15 September 2011:

(1) How many asylum seekers were transferred in the first group, and can a detailed breakdown be provided of the cost of transporting the first group to the centre.

(2) What is the anticipated total cost of transporting asylum seekers to the centre.

(3) Will the centre still close in October, as initially committed to by the Government; if not, why not, and when.