Amanda Vanstone (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I have advice from the department, in relation to those remarks, that there were some irregularities. But I would not in the normal course of events, when inquiries are still being undertaken by other agencies, seek to become the inquirer myself. The reason we give other agencies these jobs is so that they can do them and do them at arm’s length from the minister, which I think is appropriate. So I have advice that there were some irregularities and I expect the inquiries to be completed by all relevant agencies. At that point, we will know what the truth of the matter is and we will be able to deal with it.