Robert McClelland (Barton, Australian Labor Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

On indulgence, I will go back to some figures previously asked for. As at 11 June 2010 there were 508 people being treated as minors—that is, under 18 years of age. Eight were in the community on the mainland under residence determinations, four in Queensland and four in Victoria. There were 292 in alternative detention on the mainland, including seven in New South Wales, 38 in Victoria, 68 in Queensland, 56 in South Australia, 63 in Western Australia and 60 in the Northern Territory; one in the community on Christmas Island under a residence determination; and 207 in alternative detention in the Christmas Island construction camp.

With respect to those numbers that have been granted permanent visas, I understand that during 2009 there were 1,133 that were granted permanent visas. The figures I have for 2010 are a little old, but my last figures were 1,108. The removals figures that I had also require updating, but the last removals figures—and I will update these with updated figures from the minister—that were provided to me were that there had been 149 removals, 132 voluntary and 15 forced. But I will get those forced removals.

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