Jenny McAllister (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Cabinet Secretary) | Hansard source

I rise in support of the Customs Amendment (Immediate Destruction of Illicit Tobacco) Bill 2019. We note, however, that the government's failure to pass this legislation before the deadline that it set for itself—1 July 2019—has placed unnecessary operational burdens on the Australian Border Force. This once again highlights the failures of the Minister for Home Affairs to properly support his department and the important work that they do. Despite this, Labor will support the bill, and we commend it to the Senate.