Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection) Share this | Hansard source

The government will not be supporting this motion moved on behalf of members of the Labor-Green alliance. As previously stated, Operation Sovereign Borders is a military-led border security operation. It has clear, established communication protocols designed by the Joint Agency Task Force, led by Lieutenant General Campbell, to support the effectiveness of the operation. These procedures ensure that people smugglers do not use official information to sell and promote their product and create false perceptions amongst potential illegal immigrants to Australia. In addition to previously tabled documents, the government have offered to provide confidential briefings on Operation Sovereign Borders. The Greens have not accepted our offer; however, the opposition have. The government are therefore surprised that the opposition support this motion as they know that the release of operational information will only help people smugglers and only serves to weaken our borders, compromise operational security, prejudice active operations and risk lives. (Time expired)