The arrogance of these public servants is breathtaking

I am so Impressed with senator James Paterson. He is doing a great job for us.

OMG...the incompetence is phenomenal!!

OMG...I can no longer listen to this!!! There are serious criminals amongst our communities and these guys have NO clue as to where they are or if they are wearing ankle bracelets!!! OMG!!! We are in serious danger if our own police have NO clue!! 😢

This is how the Labor Party runs the country!

OMG they are all so full of shit. It's an absolute disgrace. I watch these clips because we as citizens all have a right to know but wow it's so frustrating to see the state of our government when it comes to admitting their own mistakes, especially when it relates to violent offenders released into the community. Well done Patto, keep on them and hold them accountable. Keep the bastards honest !!

Wow, some public servants get really annoyed when they're asked to do some work.

well done senator paterson

so they haven’t got a bloody clue where half these detainees are

During COVID they could easily track and trace, public shaming for each person, then suddenly they all develop amnesia and privacy is back on the table when violent criminals are involved. In some contexts this style of government would be called Soviet.

Why do the criminals have the right of not being identified???? What happened to public safety?

Thank you, Senator Patterson. Excellent questions, we need to have the answers

they never answer questions fully

These public servants are paid more than the good senator!

This arrogance of this pommie copper is beyond belief . The question Sen Pat needs to ask is ' what is Your concern for the AUSTRALIAN PUBLIC in regards to illegal immigrants who have committed crimes and are now released without charge

They Need to Know about all Crimes, No Cover ups, The Lie they go To Jail for Purgery for Lies. Thank you.

OH WOW! These people dont know ANYTHING! AND the BS - Beggars belief!

Anyone feel safe with these people in charge?????????

So skilled at avoiding the duties of their own job.

Disgusting behaviour

I can’t believe the words and logic coming from this commissioner.

Good thing he is not in charge of the fire services

Are these bureaucrats all "work for the dole" candidates?

The dog ate my homework - why can't they just tell the truth?

Aww….we can’t risk offending a public servant, even when they’re doing a God awful job protecting the country!

Dont back down Senator Patterson. You asked the right questions, these people had plenty of notice to get the required information and answer your questions. Just disgusting to see the AFP officers just waffle on when in fact they could get that information in hours.

Its the first time I've seen murray watt sit there in silence!

Who do these people think they are? Contempt of the Senate and remedies for contempt When the actions of a witness or another person influencing a witness have the effect of obstructing the inquiries of a Senate committee (or future inquiries), those actions may be treated as contempts. Examples of such offences include: Refusing without reasonable excuse to answer a question; Giving false or misleading evidence; Failing to attend or to produce documents when required to do so; Intimidation of a witness; Adverse treatment of a witness; Wilfully disturbing a committee while it is meeting.

People's accents come out when under stress hey?

"I don't have that information" "I'll need to take that on notice" and "I cant remember what date was that?" Seems to me that is usually the answers when Senator Paterson asks a question or requires information. In a previous meeting the Senator had let his constituants know well beforehand what questions he would be raising and he still didn't get any response that would ckear up the matters.

Thanks Jim. Well done.

Being prepared is professional being paid to be professional is a responsibility. Being responsible is a minimum as an employee.

I admire Mr. Paterson's tenacity in the face of someone who appears to prefer to be less than helpful, especially given that The Australian public has seen stuff-up after stuff-up in this area. His 'not my job' attitude just doesn't wash given the gravity of events.

The ADF guy is so smug

James paterson you area breathe of fresh air. Well done ,

So grateful for James Paterson. He’s obviously the only person in the room interested in protecting and serving Australian citizens.

Just imagine taking home 180K from the taxpayer, and the outcome of your work effort is.... "Dunno, Ill have to email someone...." I reckon you could probably staff that role and get a similar outcome at about 25 bucks an hour.

These AFP representatives are not doing their job.get out retire.

Incompetence personified.

So why can’t he say how many are monitored by leg braces. He did say that. The commissioner is bs ing and backtracking.

Commissioner Outram is useless!! These public servants don’t believe they are servants nor accountable to the public. They are paid enormous salaries by we the people. How dare they be so arrogant!! Transgressing whose privacy??

Senator, I ask you this, Ive been watching quite a lot in the Senate. Can you let us know if every commitee that testifies in the Senate is as incompetent as they all appear. In the real world none of them would have a job.

Federal police commissioner doesn’t want to make the effort……..fire him

Nice work.

Is public servant is an absolute liar. everything's on computer these days. We not back in the 1970s. Cheers Graham

Clearly this data is important, and they should find a way of compiling and maintaining records. It seems quite straightforward. I agree with the other minister who wanted an assurance that the questions on notice would be answered. They seem reluctant to do so. Why don’t they care about this information? We have a lot of excellent public servants, and some not so good ones. Those in senior positions are aware that it is part of their job to be attend these sessions, answer questions and be accountable. They get paid enormous salaries, and that’s part of the job. Anyway, thanks again, James for your attention to this issue. These criminals should not be in this country.

Why do we have British people in so many high positions in law enforcement in Aus such as AFP and ABF when there own country has been destroyed by these very issues. It beggars belief. How can they be more qualified than our own Australian people.

" I'll take that on notice" 😂😂😂 " We don't have that information in front of us"😅😅😅 We'll attempt to answer the question😮😮😮

Why don't we play this out to its logical conclusion. Just submit questions to the committees in their entirety, they can then ignore them without having to come to questioning. It would save a lot of time....

Frign frustrating...just ask the bloody states and territories to report through daily updates of what is going on with these detainees so it can be kept fairly current and info given to Peterson. Its not bloody rocket science. If I was at a board meeting and saying I'll take it on notice and get back to ya, I'd be out of a job.

I’m going to start taking things on notice That way I won’t have to take responsibility for anything

These corrupt cops need to be held for contempt

Mr Patterson always gets these clowns rattled . Spot on Senator

Its like all the incompetence in the eoom vs one sensible senator patterson

Most Australians have had their privacy violated in some way by government and these people are concerned about the PRIVACY OF THESE CRIMINALS!!!

I’m gobsmacked 😶.. the arrogance of these public servants 😳🤦🏼‍♀️🤷‍♀️

Border force!!! We are in real trouble! He is an advacate for illegal migrant rights. Who hired this man

'Im sorry, we dont have that information " ....my, my, how convenient.

I cant bear to listen to this..confirms we have absolute incompetent overpaid public servants whi shouldnt have a job..😢

You’re doing great. Must be frustrating

No sir you do need to keep a running telly every day as to what's happening that's your freaking job

So it's basicly a crime for us to defeind our selves, and we have to rely on these clowns to protect us, FFS we have email, text messaging, phones calls, and internet access from a mobile device, and these highly paid people take weeks to communicate with other departments, while the criminals can clearly run out-lore organisations form a prison cell. Do you feel safe because you should not be totaly unprepaired, in this day and age.

They have the data and they should not have to take it on notice. This is a joke.

Keep up the good work Senator Paterson. As per usual Labor is covering up their mistakes and no one can answer the questions. This Government needs to be outed.

Most of these public servants who don't know anything would find it difficult shovelling shit in a stable.

These people are a waste of OUR MONEY.

Well done senator thank you for your hard work and diligence.

Those bureaucrats are impossible. They are so evasive, are they hiding something? We need many people like Senator Patterson who are smart enough to scrutinise their nonsense.

Thought it was weird everyone sounded like they had a cold to many bags up the nose.

When you get booked for speeding they always refer if you previously had a similar offence? What’s the difference. Useless overpaid public servants.

It's obvious that the ABF does not want to protect Australians😢

Squeaky Watt looks confused.

That Pommie tyrant has a stunning way of side stepping the question. He apparently has to take everything on notice....

they always take things on notice, but never come BACK with an answer - SHAMELESS! THEY DON'T DESERVE THESE POSITIONS THEY ARE ON!

SEN. J PATERSON...SPOT ON, LET THE PEOPLE LEARN THE TRUTH.....

I just can't watch the whole presentation, I just get too angry.

But they don't know who has a electric monter on , bullshit.

That clown from the ABF a disgrace. His obstinance and refusal to answer questions breathtakingly arrogant.

Take that on notuce back to the corrupt uk

This is criminal

I am amazed at the intelligence of senior border officials - the bar set so low that I am amazed they were able to fill out their own application forms for the service they are employed... they seem to have a very abstract idea of enforcement and monitoring - no dashboard required - WTF?

Take it on notice is a very popular way of not answering in the Australian public service

Everytime I watch this it makes me realise how people love to shift responsibility and lie

So if they can't convict the perpetration of a serious crime he just gets released and they don't keep a record of it?.

Hopelessness is now the usual. These public servants are on HUGE $$$$$$$$$$$$ and they have more "I'll take that on notice" more times than I've had hot breakfasts.

So the head of an investigative institution has said it’s simply to hard to investigate. Yikes. Should this fella actually be in the job?

Bullshit they know.

Well done Senator

If somebody is charged with murder, how often is that later dropped? Guy’s answering like it’s changing as frequently as the weather

Thank God for Senator James Paterson

So let me get this right ... ABF only need to know if someone has visa conditions, and if they are in the community? They don't care how dangerous a person is and any precautions they therefore have to take, ie, a murderer, or accused murderer, I would presume to be more dangerous than a sex offender, and would presume that the officers need to know who they are up against if they need to make contact or detain.

Meanwhile, if someone wants to come here legally, they are charged thousands of $ , they have to do numerous courses and assessments which costs a fortune. A huge rip off by the 😈 governments on these poor folk who legally apply.

These guys don’t know how to do their job he says its his job to know whats going on but he doesent know about ankle braclets 😂😂😂😂🤮🤮

Absolutely disgusting, he knows nothing, and states it is too much work. I guess we find out when they commit another crime, and let's hope you are also held accountable for not doing the job you are paid to do.

ABF wouldn't know what day it is.

Shame on those hiding offenses. Do they have Australian interests or others. Or r these cops bribed. Shame less. They cant provide the relevant information.😢😢

Keep at it Senator. They sound to me as not knowing there work

Omg do they know anything on that bench, I suspect they do but just put it on notice as a cop out , these things are serious and they don’t have a clue supposedly, this is disturbing , certainly no confidence with government what a sham , bad to worse to just a joke and pathetic .

I'm watching AFP fob off onto ABF.....then ABF goes oh that's AFP's bag who then go oh that's State police matter...who the hell is running this rock show???

Let me think of every variation of your question so that I don't have to answer your question!