Senate debates

Thursday, 29 March 2007

Migration Amendment (Review Provisions) Bill 2006 [2007]; Migration Amendment (Border Integrity) Bill 2007

In Committee

5:45 pm

Photo of Kerry NettleKerry Nettle (NSW, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Minister; I appreciate that. As far as the Washington Post article is concerned, I do not know either, so if there is any more info on that that would be great. I have a couple of other questions. As I mentioned in my second reading debate contribution, I understand there was an incident using SmartGate when two Asian businessmen swapped identities and were accepted through. Have the problems that led to that circumstance been addressed in any way: the operation of the system or the technology? That is just one situation I am aware of. There was public debate at the time that pointed to some difficulties with SmartGate. I just wondered if the difficulties that led to that instance have been identified, improved or addressed.

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