ASIO boss denies spy agency ‘slowed down’ refugee visas
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The conduct of Australia’s domestic view group ASIO has denied his group acted to delayed down confidence checks on haven seekers who came to Australia by vessel before 2013.
A cupboard request published by a ABC final month seemed to uncover a Immigration Department, afterwards overseen by Scott Morrison, asked ASIO to “align a estimate of confidence checks” to equivocate around 30 supposed bootleg nautical arrivals removing confidence clearway each week.
The Coalition supervision was perplexing to exercise a routine of never extenuation permanent insurance visas to haven seekers who came to Australia by boat, though was still in a routine of redrafting visa rules.
Questioned by Greens senator Nick McKim in Senate Estimates on Tuesday night, ASIO director-general Duncan Lewis denied a accusation.
“You’re reporting they’ve been slowed down, I’m observant that they were during a reduce priority,” Mr Lewis told a committee.
“ASIO would not – positively would not, now or ever – be shabby in terms of a core function, that is around a confidence hazard to Australia.”
Mr Lewis pronounced it was not surprising for ASIO to accept letters from a secretary of a department.
The cupboard papers also suggested a supervision used a regulatory powers to indoctrinate a Administrative Appeals Tribunal – that settles many emigration cases – to routine cases relating to haven seekers who came by vessel last, after other kinds of applicants.
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