Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research) Share this | Hansard source

The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

(1) My Department does not collect the data sought in the question. The Department considers the preparation of an answer to the question would involve significant diversion of departmental resources in the seeking of information from each state or territory and the Australian Federal Police and, in the circumstances, does not consider that the additional work can be justified.

(2) My Department has in place information sharing arrangements with state, territory and other Commonwealth agencies to identify non-citizens serving prison sentences who fail the character test. Such agencies are not required to report to my Department on charges laid and convictions recorded against non-citizens.

(3) No.