Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection) Share this | Hansard source

I just want to make it very, very clear that all reported allegations of sexual assault, serious assault et cetera are properly investigated by contracted service providers, reported to the department and referred to the appropriate Nauruan authorities for investigation where appropriate. The fact that you on that side do not like that does not mean that this is not the appropriate process to follow. The report itself also presumes that Australia has effective control of the Nauru Regional Processing Centre and is implicitly responsible for all matters of state in Nauru. It is the position of the Australia government that we do not have effective control of the centre.