Sarah Hanson-Young (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

The cat is out of the bag. Mr Dutton says, 'Boo,' and the Labor Party hides. This is a bad bill. It will be found to be bad in years to come, perhaps only in weeks and months to come. The High Court will not be happy, because they have understood that locking people up without trial, without reason, without a judgement is wrong. Indefinitely locking people up, imprisoning them without a trial, without the independence of a judge, at the whim of a minister, is wrong. If you really want to make sure there are laws that protect the community, give judges and courts the right to do it and to do it properly. That is all you had to do, and you didn't have the guts to do it.