The Minister for Home Affairs has provided the following answer to the honourable senator ' s question:

Please refer to the table below:

* Suspected Irregular Entry Vessel (SIEV) was detected and intercepted at the same time by a Customs and Border Protection asset.

… Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) incident. Customs and Border Protection assets did not intercept this vessel. The Bulk Carrier Postojna intercepted this vessel in the vicinity of Cocos Island.

^ Media release issued by Customs and Border Protection.

# SOLAS incident. Customs and Border Protection assets did not intercept this vessel. HMAS Pirie and ACV Triton responded.