QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator WHITTEN (Western Australia) (15:27): My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs, Minister Watt. A recent media report has highlighted that on 475 occasions since 23 March the ART set aside visa cancellations for people with substantial criminal records. Sixteen of these people were found guilty of child sexual offences.

At least 10 of these decisions were made under Minister Burke as home affairs minister. How many of these cases did the home affairs minister intervene in to ensure that child sex offenders did not retain Australian visas?