Mr BRENDAN O'CONNOR (Gorton—Minister for Immigration and Citizenship) (15:05): I have not received advice as to whether the person in question has gone through any assessment, but I can assure the House that the person is in detention and there is no determination made insofar as any protection visa being provided to that person and, as I have made very clear, the department, the security agency, the Australian Federal Police and other agencies do a very good job in ensuring that they protect the interests of this country. Opposition members interjecting— The SPEAKER: Order! I would have thought that people were actually interested in the answer. You are definitely not giving that impression. The minister has the right to be heard in silence. Mr BRENDAN O'CONNOR: The honourable member would also know that there might be situations where people may be afforded protection even if they have committed offences or where there are allegations of offences; however, as we have already seen in relation to other individuals where there has been, for example, protection afforded or potentially afforded to them because of the situation in which they are in, there has been sufficient security in place in order for them not to be released. The honourable member would understand that there are situations where a person could indeed be determined to be a refugee, on one hand, and yet still not be able to be released into the community because of the offences they may have committed. That, of course, is why we rely so heavily upon ASIO and other agencies. (Time expired)