Senate debates

Tuesday, 27 October 2009

Questions without Notice

Asylum Seekers

2:23 pm

Photo of Chris EvansChris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

As I say, people arrive with various levels of documentation. Some may have had documentation at earlier stages of their transit. We do have a series of measures that seek to try to work with our neighbouring nations to improve their entry and checking arrangements at their borders. The previous government and this government have invested a lot in border management in Indonesia to try to improve their systems. But, as you know, Senator, it is an archipelago—it has thousands of ports, thousands of entry places. They are developing a more sophisticated system. (Time expired)

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