Minister, on the website it clearly states that police clearance certificates are not mandatory. Your predecessor, Sean Fraser, the former minister of immigration, now the Minister of Housing, who caused this housing crisis because of his reckless policies at the time when he was minister, has said that police clearance certificates and criminal background checks at the country of origin are not mandatory. Why did you tell the media that when they asked you point blank?
On May 27th, 2024. See this statement in context.