George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. I refer the minister to the national security statement delivered by the Prime Minister in the other place this morning. I remind the minister that the national security statement contains no commitment whatever to expand or upgrade the Customs fleet. I refer the minister, however, to the centrepiece of the Prime Minister’s new border protection strategy, which is that the Australian Customs Service will be renamed the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service. Would the minister care to explain how simply renaming the Australian Customs Service without upgrading or expanding its fleet or capabilities will strengthen border protection?