Good afternoon.
My thanks to our witnesses for joining us today.
My first question is for Mr. Collacott.
How do you feel about a new act that gives the minister the permission to designate what constitutes an irregular arrival? The very same minister also designates what a safe country is, what an illegal immigrant is, and even what grounds for detention are. This bill has a host of ways in which a minister can intervene at any point during the enforcement of the act and overturn the decision of his officials.
Structurally, do you feel that this will help us unblock the system when any politician can systematically intervene at any time and put pressure on the minister?