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

To continue my answer, as the Border Force Commissioner said yesterday, the individual concerned has been referred to the Australian Federal Police, and this government does not comment on ongoing police matters. It would be highly irresponsible to do so. But Australians can be assured that all efforts are being made to track down this individual.

In the meantime, our government will continue to put in place the tough measures that we need to make sure that, if one single individual violates their visa conditions, as is alleged to be the case at the moment, that will be deemed to be a criminal offence. These individuals have been released under the strictest possible visa conditions, and they are being monitored by a joint Border Force and AFP task force operation. If you're saying clearly not, you're having a go at the Federal Police. We're not going to do that; we're going to support the Federal Police in their job. (Time expired)