Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. In light of the Prime Minister's previous answer, can the Prime Minister explain why the government has explicitly refused to provide the specific information sought by the New South Wales police, as confirmed by DIAC officials at estimates, and give her reasons why?

Julia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

To the member's question, as I said in parliament yesterday, as I have said today, if our authorities and agencies in any area get legitimate requests from the police then of course they are responded to. To the member for Cook, where he is obviously alluding to is the proposal that he had some time ago about blanket protocols that was rejected by the opposition.

Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Speaker, I rise on a point of order on specific relevance. I was asking about the New South Wales Police Commissioner's request for specific information which the government has refused. Why?

Julia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I have answered the member's question. I say to the member once again—and I think the reason he got up so quickly to the dispatch box is he does not want to be reminded that in this area he put out a policy that members of the opposition backbench were disgusted by.

Opposition members interjecting—

Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

You're a hypocrite!

Ms Anna Burke (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Order! The member for Cook will withdraw.

Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I withdraw.