Mr Dutton intervened as the then minister for immigration to allow the convicted paedophile at the centre of the High Court case, NZYQ, to apply for a new visa in 2016. Instead of seeking to remove him from Australia, he made a decision that enabled the convicted person to stay in Australia. So he was in Australia until the day the High Court made the decision because of a decision of Mr Dutton's.

Honourable senators interjecting—