Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Hansard source

Did you receive legal advice prior to releasing the additional 84 individuals from detention? The writ was issued in relation to plaintiff NZYQ. The government made an assessment that the additional individuals, you have said, fall within the test that you say was set by the High Court—and I don't mean to verbal you. But what advice did the government seek to ensure whether the released persons were actually to be released before you released them into the community?