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

I thank the honourable member for his question. As I indicated, I was briefed for the very first time on this matter on 17 April and the brief went to the transfer of that person from one centre to a centre that was, indeed, a more secure centre. That was the appropriate thing to do by the department upon the advice of the agencies.

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