Linda Reynolds (WA, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Home Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

Yes, it is, because, again, we are talking about extreme violence. So, if there is violence—for example, death, serious injury or serious damage to property—and it is extreme violence that is beyond the capability of state and territory police law enforcement to deal with, then the answer would be yes, they could make that request to the federal government. But it doesn't mean it would be authorised and it certainly doesn't mean that the safeguards that I've already gone through would be nullified, because they are still valid.