Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Women) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator McKim for the question. Senator McKim, I can advise as follows in relation to what I have been informed. You are correct. On 14 April 2017, Good Friday, there was an incident at the Manus Regional Processing Centre involving Papua New Guinea Defence Force personnel. The Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary and the Papua New Guinea Defence Force personnel are conducting concurrent investigations into the incident. As the investigations are ongoing, I am not in a position to comment more fulsomely on the issue, as you would be aware, lest the minister or I should prejudice the investigation, which I am sure you would not want. I do, however, want to confirm—