SenateTuesday 3 March 2026
QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
Senator PATERSON (Victoria) (14:12): Minister, section 14 of the Australian Passports Act states: (1) If a competent authority suspects on reasonable grounds that: (a) if an Australian travel document were issued to a person, the person would be likely to engage in conduct that: (i) might prejudice the security of Australia or a foreign country; … … … (b) the person should be refused an Australian travel document in order to prevent the person from engaging in the conduct … In your four years as Foreign minister, how many passports have you refused or cancelled under section 14?
SourceSenate, Tuesday 3 March 2026 — official recordTA-260303-senate-e54fd52a2984:s167
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