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

Certainly we welcome the progress that the European Union has made. As I'm advised, and as I indicated to you, Senator Payman, the announcement has been made. The start date of that announcement is actually January of next year. No guidance has yet been issued that I'm aware of about how it would be implemented. We certainly will be very keen to understand how the European Union seek to deal with the sorts of practical issues that I have described to you. We'll certainly be looking at that and engaging with them as they work through that process.