Senator BRANDIS (Queensland—Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate, Vice-President of the Executive Council, Minister for Arts and Attorney-General) (14:30): Senator Bilyk, the advice to the Australian government is that the policies which we have successfully put in place to repair the damage done to our border by the government which you supported are within the law. That is the advice we have received from our legal advisers. Everything we have done has been within the law and everything we have done has been effective. I would remind you, Senator Bilyk, that— Senator Moore: Mr President, I rise on a point of order that goes to direct relevance. The question was specifically about responses from the Indonesian government following this week's media reports. The PRESIDENT: Also there was a question about legality and the minister is answering that question. Senator BRANDIS: Senator Bilyk, I was about say that the policies that we have put into place not only are consistent with our legal advice but are also effective; we have solved the problem. When the Labor Party was in power, 812 unlawful asylum-seeker vessels reached Australia's shores in less than six years. Almost 50,000 people reached Australia's shores and more than 1,100 people drowned. Senator Moore: Mr President, I again rise on a point of order that goes to direct relevance to the question, which was about responses from the Indonesian government. We have not come near that. The PRESIDENT: I wrote down what was asked and I do believe that the minister has been directly relevant to the question. The minister has concluded his answer.