George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

Senator Hanson-Young, I was trying to explain to you that this issue that you raise was tested, argued and finally determined by the High Court last month. A majority of the judges—four of the seven—reached the conclusion, as a matter of fact and as a matter of law, that I have referred you to. In relation to what Australia is responsible for, Australia is responsible for and has been responsible for, in the life of the coalition government, dealing with the legacy caseload inherited from the Labor Party, under whose administration 8,000 children passed through the detention network in six years, a number that peaked at 1,992. There remain only 34.