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Friday, 18 June 2004
Page: 24228


Senator NETTLE (9:41 AM) —When we reported progress last night, the Minister for Justice and Customs had just answered my question on indefinite detention. I thank the minister for making it clear that it is not the government's intention in this bill to include indefinite detention. I suggest to the minister that it would have been a good idea to have put that into the legislation if indeed it is the government's intention not to ensure indefinite detention. We were talking at that point about whether indefinite detention would be considered reasonable, to which the minister answered it would not be considered reasonable. Could the minister give us a ballpark as to what he considers reasonable if he does not consider indefinite detention reasonable?