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

As I said, the process that this government is adopting and that ASIO is adopting is exactly the same process as ASIO adopted under the former government. We listen with respect to the advice of our security agencies, including from Mr Burgess as the Director-General of ASIO. Where he and his colleagues provide advice that a visa should not be issued or should be cancelled, we accept that advice.