House debates
Tuesday, 19 November 2013
Questions without Notice
Asylum Seekers
2:35 pm
Richard Marles (Corio, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Border Protection) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. I refer to the removal of automatic visa on arrival for Iranians arriving in Indonesia. How has this measure contributed to the reduction in asylum seeker vessels coming to Australia? Can the minister assure the House that this arrangement will continue?
2:36 pm
Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Minister for Immigration and Border Protection) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
I can assure the shadow minister that it remains in place and we remain absolutely confident that it will remain in place.