Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader for Science) Share this | Hansard source

The opposition will be asking the government a number of questions. We have indicated that we will facilitate the passage of this legislation, and we are not in any way moving away from that commitment. There will be a number of questions, and it will facilitate the passage of this legislation if we are able to get answers to our questions.

Minister, the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection tabled a statement on the urgency of the bill. Can the minister advise the Senate as to why it took the government from February, when the court proceedings were initiated, to now to take this action? Can you indicate in your answer the process that determined that this bill should amend the Migration Act in the manner that it does?