Chris Bowen (McMahon, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship) Share this | Hansard source

The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:

(1) My Department does not collect the data sought in the question. The Department considers the preparation of an answer to the question would involve significant diversion of departmental resources in the seeking of information from each state or territory and the Australian Federal Police and, in the circumstances, does not consider that the additional work can be justified.

(2) My Department has in place some information sharing arrangements with state, territory and other Commonwealth agencies. Such agencies are not required to report to my Department on charges laid and convictions recorded against non-citizens. No proposals have been made to change this arrangement.

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