Hon ANDREW LITTLE (Minister responsible for the NZSIS): As I thought I'd indicated, the person was the subject of a deportation order that he had then sought to appeal, and under our law you cannot deport while a deportation is under appeal. On top of that, advice was received that because of his status and the grounds for achieving that status, he was more likely than not a protected person, and that bore upon any decision about carrying out any deportation.