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

Senator Abetz interjects. There was total funding of $223 million, comprising $106 million in administrative expenses and $107 million in departmental costs. When the budget is brought down in May, the government will estimate the costs for the management of unauthorised arrivals, as per normal process. But, as I said to the senator in answer to his primary question, those costs are determined once we have knowledge of the number of arrivals— (Time expired)