James Paterson (Victoria, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Wong. Minister, at Senate estimates hearings on 12 February, during an exchange on the subject of so-called ISIS brides, you said:

… Australian citizens have various entitlements which are not discretionary under law and no government is able to make them discretionary.

Is it true that, as Foreign minister, you have no discretion under current law to refuse to issue a passport under any circumstances?