The Australian Government is taking immediate steps to protect community safety following the High Court’s ruling in the YBFZ case.
Regulations are now being finalised that will allow for an adjusted process for electronic monitoring devices and curfews to be used. I will sign off on these regulations later today.
Tomorrow I will introduce new legislation to support those regulations. The legislation will also strengthen the Government’s power to remove people who have had their visas cancelled to third countries.
The Government has also boosted personnel and resources for Operation AEGIS in order to keep the community safe. The number of officers has been increased by 66 per cent.
The Government imposed strict conditions on the NZYQ cohort because community safety is our top priority.
We argued strongly in the High Court to keep electronic monitoring and curfews in place.
The security and safety of the Australian community will always be the absolute priority for this Government.
