Senate debates

Tuesday, 3 March 2026

Questions without Notice

National Security

2:12 pm

Photo of James PatersonJames 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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