Andrew Giles (Scullin, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the shadow minister for his question, and I remind him and the House that what we're talking about here arises from a decision of the High Court—a decision, indeed, that we argued strongly against, but, like any government, we are obliged to follow the law and comply with the orders of the court, which we are doing.

In relation to the question he asked me a moment ago, I dealt with some of the steps the government is taking to ensure that we are doing everything possible to keep the community safe in this context. Throughout this, we have been guided by community safety, and that is why we have put in place four layers of protection.

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