Lee Rhiannon (NSW, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs, upon notice, on 12 December 2012:

With reference to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by the Governments of Australia and Papua New Guinea regarding the establishment of an offshore processing centre on Manus Island (available at http://www.minister.immi.gov.au/media/media-releases/_pdf/20110819-aust-png-mou.pdf):

(1) Can the Minister confirm that none of the costs incurred under the MOU will be considered official development assistance (ODA); if not, which components will be considered ODA-eligible.

(2) Which, if any, of the costs incurred under the MOU will be considered ODA.