Ian Macdonald (Queensland, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Justice and Customs. The minister, Senator Abetz and, indeed, all senators will be very proud of the work that the Customs marine officers and the Australian fisheries officers do in protecting Australian sovereignty and Australian fisheries in the Southern Ocean. I ask the minister if he can update us on initiatives that have happened in the protection of our sovereignty in fisheries in the Southern Ocean since the days of the chase of the Viarsa, which is well known, and since the more recent arrest of the Taruman in Macquarie Island waters and the even more recent conviction of the captain and one crew member of that vessel. I ask the minister if he could update us on initiatives in the Southern Ocean.