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Monday, 7 December 2020
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Rudd, Mr Kevin

Ms Claressa Surtees

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Department of the House of Representatives

Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600

Dear Clerk

I am writing to inform you that in Question Time today, I made the following statement in response to a question from the Member for Corio in relation to Australians returning home during the pandemic, based on information I understood to be correct at the time.

I thank the member for his question and wonder why he ' d want to bring personalities into this, given that Mr Rudd has done the same thing.

I have subsequently been advised that Mr Rudd has not travelled internationally during the pandemic, and was not one of the 95,525 individuals (as at 5pm 7 December 2020) who had been independently granted an exemption to depart Australia during this period by the Border Force Commissioner.

I also apologise to Mr Rudd for the statement and am pleased to correct the record.

I provide this information so that it may be treated in the same manner as an answer to a Question in Writing.

I trust that this letter is of assistance to the House.

Yours sincerely

SCOTT MORRISON