Don Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade and Tourism) Share this | Hansard source

(—) (): I thank Senator Cash for her second supplementary question. As I understand it, there have been regular briefings between the relevant Commonwealth bodies, whether it be Border Force or it be the Australian Federal Police, and the state and territory governments. We have ensured that they be kept up to date with any developments. I will go through some of the things that have in fact occurred. Prior to the High Court decision, senior ABF officials briefed local state and territory police counterparts on the possible implications of the case. So in the event that it was an adverse decision, they were briefed. We established an Operation Aegis in November to manage the overall response. (Time expired)