Linda Kirk (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Is the minister aware of the requirement in the Migration Act for reports from the Commonwealth Ombudsman on persons held in detention for more than two years? Can the minister confirm, as found by the Senate committee, that this requirement does not apply to persons held in offshore processing locations like Nauru? Can the minister explain why, under the bill, the Ombudsman has not been given full and proper access to offshore processing centres to provide a proper level of independent scrutiny and transparency?