Senate debates
Tuesday, 3 March 2026
Questions without Notice
National Security
2:12 pm
James Paterson (Victoria, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source
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Minister, section 14 of the Australian Passports Act states:
(1) If a competent authority suspects on reasonable grounds that:
(a) if an Australian travel document were issued to a person, the person would be likely to engage in conduct that:
(i) might prejudice the security of Australia or a foreign country;
… … …
(b) the person should be refused an Australian travel document in order to prevent the person from engaging in the conduct …
In your four years as Foreign minister, how many passports have you refused or cancelled under section 14?
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