Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I don't have that information to hand, Senator Cash. I would make this point: I understand this is a serious matter, and community safety is serious. But let us also remember that this is the High Court of Australia. The High Court of Australia has made a decision, which you would be bound by were you on this side. You would also be required, as this government is, to work through the implications of that decision, recognising the overturning of precedent, the arrangements which governments will have to put in place and the implications not only for that cohort but more generally. I again say that this government, in dealing with its response to this, will have at front of mind the imperative of assuring the safety of the Australian community.