Illegal boat-people problem update

Below is the illegal boat-people report for the first quarter of 2013 courtesy of a reader. One of the things the current party in charge did when they took power was to scrap a policy that already worked. Kind of puts a new spin on the next Defence White Paper when the rent-seekers say we need expensive big ticket items that contribute nothing toward protecting who we let into the country.

Each link below shows the potential number of lucky queue-jumpers.

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Sales Manager Jason Clare is responsible for the field client acquisition teams who are the final interface for our foreign client sales programs.

Jason's been very busy with sales teams really stretched, trying to keep up with the popularity of marketing's really innovative new products.

Here's Jason's Sales Report for the Quarter - with one day to go who knows how many he might end up with! Congratulations on a busy 90 days Jason!

First Quarter 2013

30 March 2013 - Border Protection Command assists vessel
HMAS Maitland, operating in support of the Australian Maritime Search and Rescue Authority, has rendered assistance to a suspected irregular entry vessel that sought assistance east of Christmas Island Wednesday afternoon.

30 March 2013 - Border Protection Command intercepts vessel
HMAS Albany, operating under the control of Border Protection Command, intercepted a suspected irregular entry vessel east of Ashmore Islands on Thursday night.

28 March 2013 - Border Protection Command assists vessels
ACV Ocean Protector operating under the coordination of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority’s Rescue Coordination Centre has rendered assistance to a suspected irregular entry vessel that sought assistance north-east of Christmas Island overnight.

28 March 2013 - Border Protection Command assists vessel
ACV Ocean Protector operating under the coordination of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority’s Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC Australia) has rendered assistance to a suspected irregular entry vessel that sought assistance 2.5 nautical miles north of Christmas Island this morning.

27 March 2013 - Border Protection Command intercepts vessel
HMAS Pirie, operating under the control of Border Protection Command, intercepted a suspected irregular entry vessel south west of Darwin today.

26 March 2013 - Border Protection Command assists vessel
ACV Ocean Protector and HMAS Maitland, operating under the control of Border Protection Command, have rendered assistance to a suspected irregular entry vessel that sought assistance north of Christmas Island overnight.

26 March 2013 - Border Protection Command assists vessel

HMAS Bundaberg and HMAS Ballarat, operating under the coordination of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority’s Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC Australia), assisted a suspected irregular entry vessel that sought assistance north-north-west of Christmas Island yesterday.

25 March 2013 - Border Protection Command intercepts vessel
ACV Botany Bay, operating under the control of Border Protection Command, intercepted a suspected irregular entry vessel south-south-east of Ashmore Islands yesterday.

25 March 2013 - Border Protection Command intercepts vessels
HMAS Bundaberg, operating under the control of Border Protection Command, intercepted a suspected irregular entry vessel north-north-east of Christmas Island yesterday.

25 March 2013 - Border Protection Command intercepts vessels
HMAS Bundaberg, operating under the control of Border Protection Command, intercepted a suspected irregular entry vessel north-north-east of Christmas Island yesterday.

25 March 2013 - Border Protection Command assists vessel

HMAS Ballarat, operating under the coordination of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority’s Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC Australia) rendered assistance to a suspected irregular entry vessel north of Christmas Island on Saturday.

24 March 2013 - Border Protection Command intercepts vessel
ACV Dame Roma Mitchell, operating under the control of Border Protection Command, intercepted a suspected irregular entry vessel east of Ashmore Islands yesterday.

24 March 2013 - Border Protection Command intercepts vessel
HMAS Pirie, operating under the control of Border Protection Command, intercepted a suspected irregular entry vessel north-north-west of Darwin yesterday.

24 March 2013 - Border Protection Command intercepts vessel
HMAS Broome, operating under the control of Border Protection Command, intercepted a suspected irregular entry vessel north-west of Ashmore Islands on Friday.

22 March 2013 - Border Protection Command intercepts vessel
HMAS Bundaberg, operating under the control of Border Protection Command, intercepted a suspected irregular entry vessel north of Christmas Island this morning.

20 March 2013 - Border Protection Command intercepts vessel

HMAS Pirie, operating under the control of Border Protection Command, intercepted a suspected irregular entry vessel west-north-west of Darwin overnight.

20 March 2013 - Border Protection Command intercepts vessel
HMAS Ballarat, operating under the control of Border Protection Command, intercepted a suspected irregular entry vessel north-west of Christmas Island last night.

19 March 2013 - Border Protection Command intercepts vessel

ACV Triton, operating under the control of Border Protection Command, intercepted a suspected irregular entry vessel north-west of Cocos (Keeling) Islands overnight.

19 March 2013 - Border Protection Command intercepts vessel
HMAS Broome, operating under the control of Border Protection Command, intercepted a suspected irregular entry vessel north-north-east of Ashmore Islands yesterday.

19 March 2013 - Border Protection Command intercepts vessel
HMAS Bundaberg, operating under the control of Border Protection Command, intercepted a suspected irregular entry vessel north-east of Christmas Island yesterday.

18 March 2013 - Border Protection Command intercepts vessel
HMAS Broome, operating under the control of Border Protection Command, intercepted a suspected irregular entry vessel north of Ashmore Islands yesterday.

15 March 2013 - First Cape Class Patrol Boat officially named Cape St George

The Special Minister of State Gary Gray AO MP today represented the Minister for Home Affairs Jason Clare MP at the naming ceremony of Cape St George, the newest addition to Customs and Border Protection’s marine fleet.

15 March 2013 - Border Protection Command assists vessel
HMAS Ballarat operating under the coordination of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority’s Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC Australia) has rendered assistance to a suspected irregular entry vessel that sought assistance north of Christmas Island overnight.

15 March 2013 - Border Protection Command intercepts vessel
HMAS Ballarat, operating under the control of Border Protection Command, intercepted a suspected irregular entry vessel north of Christmas Island yesterday.

14 March 2013 - Border Protection Command intercepts vessel
HMAS Bundaberg, operating under the control of Border Protection Command, intercepted a suspected irregular entry vessel in the vicinity of Christmas Island today.

14 March 2013 - Border Protection Command assists vessel

HMAS Ballarat operating under the coordination of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority's Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC Australia) has rendered assistance to a suspected irregular entry vessel that sought assistance north east of Christmas Island yesterday morning.

14 March 2013 - Australian authorities assist vessel
HMAS Childers, operating under the coordination of Australian Maritime Safety Authority's Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC Australia), has rendered assistance to a suspected irregular entry vessel north-west of Ashmore Islands last night.

12 March 2013 - Border Protection Command assists vessel
HMAS Ballarat operating under the coordination of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority’s Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC Australia) has rendered assistance to a suspected irregular entry vessel that sought assistance north of Christmas Island on Sunday evening.

12 March 2013 - Border Protection Command intercepts vessel
HMAS Ararat, operating under the control of Border Protection Command, intercepted a suspected irregular entry vessel north-east of Christmas Island today.

10 March 2013 - Border Protection Command intercepts vessel
HMAS Ballarat, operating under the control of Border Protection Command, intercepted a suspected irregular entry vessel north-west of Christmas Island yesterday.

9 March 2013 - Border Protection Command assists vessel
ACV Ocean Protector, operating under the control of Border Protection Command, rendered assistance to a suspected irregular entry vessel that sought assistance north-west of Tiwi Island this morning.

8 March 2013 - Border Protection Command intercepts vessel
HMAS Ballarat, operating under the control of Border Protection Command, detected and intercepted a suspected irregular entry vessel north west of Christmas Island on Wednesday night.

5 March 2013 - Border Protection Command assists vessel
ACV Botany Bay operating under the control of Border Protection Command has rendered assistance to a suspected irregular entry vessel that sought assistance south-east of Ashmore Islands yesterday morning.

28 February 2013 - Border Protection Command intercepts vessel

HMAS Launceston, operating under the control of Border Protection Command, intercepted a suspected irregular entry vessel north-north-west of Darwin this morning.

25 February 2013 - Border Protection Command assists vessel

HMAS Maitland, operating under the control of Border Protection Command, rendered assistance to a vessel north-east of Ashmore Islands on Saturday night.

21 February 2013 - Australian authorities assist vessel

HMAS Glenelg, operating under the coordination of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority’s Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC Australia), has rendered assistance to a suspected irregular entry vessel that sought assistance north-east of Christmas Island overnight.

21 February 2013 - Australian authorities assist vessel
HMAS Parramatta, operating under the coordination of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority’s Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC Australia), rendered assistance to a suspected irregular entry vessel that sought assistance north of Christmas Island yesterday.

18 February 2013 - Border Protection Command intercepts vessel

HMAS Parramatta, operating under the control of Border Protection Command, intercepted a suspected irregular entry vessel north-east of Christmas Island on Friday. Earlier HMAS Albany had responded to a request for assistance that was believed to have been sent from the vessel.

18 February 2013 - Border Protection Command intercepts vessels
HMAS Pirie, operating under the control of Border Protection Command, intercepted a suspected irregular entry vessel north-north-east of Ashmore Islands on Saturday evening.

17 February 2013 - Border Protection Command intercepts vessel
HMAS Albany, operating under the control of Border Protection Command, intercepted a suspected irregular entry vessel north-east of Christmas Island on Friday night.

15 February 2013 - Border Protection Command assists vessel
HMAS Pirie operating under the control of Border Protection Command has rendered assistance to a suspected irregular entry vessel that sought assistance north-west of Browse Island overnight.

14 February 2013 - Border Protection Command intercepts vessel

HMAS Albany, operating under the control of Border Protection Command, detected and intercepted a suspected irregular entry vessel north of Christmas Island on Tuesday night

14 February 2013 - Border Protection Command intercepts vessel
HMAS Albany, operating under the control of Border Protection Command, detected and intercepted a suspected irregular entry vessel north of Christmas Island on Tuesday night.

11 February 2013 - Border Protection Command intercepts vessel

ACV Ocean Protector, operating under the control of Border Protection Command, intercepted a suspected irregular entry vessel north-north-east of Ashmore Islands yesterday.

9 February 2013 - Border Protection Command intercepts vessel

ACV Storm Bay, operating under the control of Border Protection Command, intercepted a suspected irregular entry vessel south-west of Scott Reef last night.

7 February 2013 - Border Protection Command intercepts vessel

HMAS Maryborough, operating under the control of Border Protection Command, intercepted a suspected irregular entry vessel north-east of Christmas Island yesterday afternoon

3 February 2013 - Border Protection Command assists vessel

HMAS Maryborough, operating under the coordination of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority’s Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC Australia), has rendered assistance to a suspected irregular entry vessel that sought assistance north west of Christmas Island today.

2 February 2013 - Border Protection Command intercepts vessel
HMAS Bathurst, operating under the control of Border Protection Command, intercepted a suspected irregular entry vessel north east of Christmas Island overnight.

30 January 2013 - Border Protection Command intercepts vessel

HMAS Pirie, operating under the control of Border Protection Command, intercepted a suspected irregular entry vessel north east of Ashmore Islands yesterday.

26 January 2013 - Border Protection Command intercepts vessel
HMAS Leeuwin, operating under the control of Border Protection Command, detected and intercepted a suspected irregular entry vessel east of Christmas Island today.

26 January 2013 - Border Protection Command intercepts vessel
HMAS Larrakia, operating under the control of Border Protection Command, intercepted a suspected irregular entry vessel north of Christmas Island yesterday.

25 January 2013 - Border Protection Command intercepts vessel
ACV Ocean Protector, operating under the control of Border Protection Command, has intercepted a suspected irregular entry vessel east-south-east of Ashmore Islands overnight.

24 January 2013 - Border Protection Command transfers asylum seekers
ACV Ocean Protector, operating under the control of Border Protection Command, has worked with Oil and Gas Installation (OGI) support vessel Offshore Quest, approximately 92 nautical miles east-south-east of Ashmore Islands, to transfer eleven suspected asylum seekers into Australian Government custody.

21 January 2013 - Border Protection Command intercepts vessel
HMAS Leeuwin, operating under the control of Border Protection Command, intercepted a suspected irregular entry vessel east of Christmas Island overnight.

16 January 2013 - New Customs and Border Protection patrol boat launched
Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Justice Jason Clare today welcomed the launch of Australia's first Cape Class patrol boat.