Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

I would remind the chamber—and I don't have the quote in front of me—that I recall the Leader of the Opposition drawing to a journalist's attention that the immigration minister is the most litigated minister in any government. So there are always a number of cases underway which involve the minister for immigration.

In terms of the matter raised by the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, this matter is currently before the courts, so I am not going to go into individual matters and individual circumstances. I would say that the minister is seeking to deport this individual and, again, that there were five years for this to have been done—to remove the individual.

Well, his visa got cancelled, Senator Henderson, as I understand it, and he has been in detention. And we're seeking to remove him, but you didn't do it. (Time expired)