James Paterson (Victoria, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Cyber Security) Share this | Hansard source

Yes, that's a very fair point, Minister, and I agree with you. It certainly would be unconscionable for the parliament to rise at the end of the year and wait until January, February, March or whenever it is that the High Court, in its wisdom, decides to hand down its reasons before we act, exposing the community to risk in the meantime.

I have some further questions. I seek an update on how many of the 92 individuals identified by the Solicitor-General and the High Court last week as being a possible cohort for release have now been released. I understand that earlier today it was 84 and that there are eight who have not yet been released. Is that still correct?