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

Thank you, Mr President. Interjections about ‘queuejumpers’ et cetera do not actually assist with the process. What we have indicated in the agreement between us and the Indonesian government, which was put in writing and shown to those on the Oceanic Viking, is that, if found to be genuine refugees, they would be offered resettlement in resettlement countries. There was an understanding that they would be resettled and they would go to resettlement countries. The UNHCR will engage with those who disembark, assess their asylum claims and, if they are found to be refugees, refer them to resettlement countries, like Australia, who will make decisions about looking to resettle them. (Time expired)