Philip Ruddock (Berowra, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

Yes, I will take that on notice. Let me just say that, in relation to the way in which I would approach the issue of resourcing, say, in a place like the Solomon Islands, I would take professional advice as to the requirements, particularly in relation to the risks that are involved. I have some familiarity with this. I have a daughter who actually went to the Solomon Islands as a public defender. She was there at a time when there was perhaps not as much tension and difficulty as there is now. I think, in relation to those issues, there has to be a very clear view that, while one asks questions and probes in relation to these matters, in the end it has to be a professional judgement as to those deployments; and I would leave them in the hands of the commissioner.

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