Christopher Back (WA, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Evans. I refer to the minister’s media release of 23 October 2009, in which he stated:

… the vast majority of claims are being dealt with in about 100 days.

Less than a month later, the government offered those aboard the Oceanic Viking a special deal of resettlement within 28 to 42 days. How does the Rudd government expect those who are in immigration detention or the Australian public to have any confidence in our immigration system when it appears that the government is making policy on the run, with special deals and fast-tracked processing?