Michael Ronaldson (Victoria, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a further supplementary question. Minister, given that the deal with Malaysia is not legally binding, how can the government guarantee that Malaysia will comply with it or, indeed, comply with any Australian law? What protections do dumped asylum seekers have with the Malaysian government forces—its own law—rather than observe a non-binding arrangement?