Steve Georganas (Hindmarsh, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the parliamentary secretary. Last weekend the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs admitted that, of the 220 cases bearing the description ‘released, not unlawful’, 26 were Australian citizens. How many of those people, including the 26 Australian citizens, were assessed for any mental illness; how many of those people were diagnosed as having a mental illness; and how many have been detained since the release of the Palmer report? Can the parliamentary secretary give us a detailed report on any internal investigation the government has conducted after finding out that there were 220 cases bearing the description ‘released, not unlawful’ and that 26 Australian citizens had been detained under our immigration laws?

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