Pauline Hanson (Queensland, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party) Share this | Hansard source

Minister, you know that a lot of these people will not be taken back by countries if they have criminal offences against them. These people include paedophiles, sexual offenders, rapists and murderers. You know the other countries won't take them. You know that the coalition government actually did try to get these people resettled. You know that New Zealand wouldn't take criminals either. You know that to be the truth, and you keep passing the buck, because you've tried yourself, and it hasn't worked. You haven't been able to do it.

What I would like to ask you about now is the one case of NZYQ. The decision was made by the High Court regarding his case—one plaintiff. Why did you release the 80 immediately after the decision came down and then more since? Why did you release them?