Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Water) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Mr President. I would refer Senator Brandis to the legislation that the government has introduced, the Anti-People Smuggling and Other Measures Bill, which is specifically designed to strengthen the government’s anti-people-smuggling legislative framework and support our plan to combat people smuggling. It enables ASIO to use its intelligence and analytical capabilities in relation to people smuggling and other serious border security threats. ASIO will operate in close cooperation with Australia’s law enforcement and other national security agencies. The bill will also enable Australia’s national security agencies to collect foreign intelligence about nonstate actors, including people smugglers and their networks. We look forward to the opposition supporting the legislation and supporting the government in its plans and its objectives to protect— (Time expired)