Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, upon notice, on 16 October 2012.

With reference to the answer provided to question no. BE12/0380, taken on notice during the 2012-13 Budget estimate hearing of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee concerning the 2011 Christmas Island riots, which states that seven people were convicted and that the Minister refused the visa of one of the convicted persons:

(1) Can details be provided of the offence/offences for which each of the seven individuals was convicted.

(2) For what offence was the individual who was refused a visa by the Minister convicted.

Kate Lundy (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister Assisting for Industry and Innovation) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

(1) Following consultation with the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions, the Department can confirm the following:

Of the seven persons convicted:

3 persons were involved in removing or attempting to remove food and beverage items (cans of soft drink) from the kitchen and were convicted of "burglary";

1 person was convicted of "aggravated burglary" as a result of entering the kitchen in the company of others and removing a small number of food and beverage items;

1 person was convicted of 2 counts of "common assault" and 1 count "destroy or damage Commonwealth property" following their involvement in the disturbance;

1 person was convicted of "possess weapon" following their involvement in the disturbance; and

1 person was convicted of "threaten to cause harm to Commonwealth Official" following their involvement in the disturbance however this person was successful in a court appeal in relation to the conviction and the conviction has been set aside.

(2) The individual who was refused a visa by the Minister was convicted of the offence "possess weapon" following their involvement in the disturbance.