Murray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

Senator Paterson, the short answer is that we trust the Australian Federal Police to do their job. This matter has been referred to the Australian Federal Police, and we trust them to do their job. Our government is putting in place the strict measures we need to make sure that, if one single individual violates their visa conditions, it's a criminal offence. I point out that only yesterday in the House of Representatives our government tried to amend tough laws to make them tougher. What did the opposition do? They voted against them, just like they voted against cost-of-living relief. They called for cost-of-living relief and they voted against it. They called for tough laws and they voted against them.