Brendan O'Connor (Gorton, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the honourable member for his question. The reference in the letter goes to three particular persons that I was asked about by the honourable member, and I confirmed by way of letter that there was some progress.

But in relation to the one individual, the one that was raised in question time yesterday, the assessment of that individual had not commenced. So the response in the letter went to three people; the question to me yesterday went to one person. And in relation to that person, his assessment had not commenced.

See this speech in context