Dean Smith (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury) Share this | Hansard source

On the first point, the evidence to the committee was absolutely that the existing arrangements under the Migration Act 1958 are more than sufficient and that it would be better to have consistency across migration character test matters across various bills. We agree with that point. Second, there had been no evidence provided to the committee that anyone had yet had their visa cancelled as a result of illegal organ harvesting trafficking crimes. That was identified by some witnesses as sufficient evidence that perhaps Australia was not doing enough in this particular area. We know that the activity exists. We know that unscrupulous people travel to promote and to support the trade. No evidence was provided that anyone had had their visas cancelled, but that might in fact be a matter that the independent ministerial review mechanism might choose to report on or disclose over time.