Sarah Hanson-Young (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That—

(a) all communications relating to any 'on water operations' that occurred between 7 September 2013 and 14 November 2013 be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, by noon on 18 November 2013, including but not limited to:

     Any report or briefing to, or email or other correspondence between the Minister or the Minister's office and the Department of Immigration and Border Protection or the Detection, Interception and Transfer Task Group and related agencies which includes information related to any or all of the following:

(i) the chronology of events,

(ii) 'illegal maritime arrivals' (unauthorised arrivals),

(iii) Suspected Irregular Entry Vessels (SIEVs) intercepted at sea,

(iv) distress calls to and response time by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority,

(v) where the SIEV was detected,

(vi) nationality of passengers,

(vii) safety-of-life-at-sea incidents,

(viii) SIEV turn backs,

(ix) SIEV tow backs,

(x) number of people suspected to be on board the SIEVs,

(xi) the number of children suspected to be on board the SIEVs, and

(xii) how many people, if any, were subject to 'on water transfers';

(b) no later than 24 hours after an event relating to 'on water operations' all communications be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, including but not limited to:

     Any report or briefing to, or email or other correspondence between the Minister or the Minister's office and the Department of Immigration and Border Protection or the Detection, Interception and Transfer Task Group and related agencies which includes information related to any or all of the following information:

(i) the chronology of events,

(ii) 'illegal maritime arrivals' (unauthorised arrivals),

(iii) Suspected Irregular Entry Vessels (SIEVs) intercepted at sea,

(iv) distress calls to and response time by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority,

(v) where the SIEV was detected,

(vi) nationality of passengers,

(vii) safety-of-life-at-sea incidents,

(viii) SIEV turn backs,

(ix) SIEV tow backs,

(x) number of people suspected to be on board the SIEVs,

(xi) the number of children suspected to be on board the SIEVs, and

(xii) how many people, if any, were subject to 'on water transfers'; and

(c) if the Senate is not sitting within the 24 hours after the event relating to 'on water operations' then the documents are to be presented to the President under standing order 166 on the next working day.