Here is what Senator Keneally had to say about the form:
Kristina Keneally: [The form is] the smoking gun that it was the Australian Border Force that made the final decision for passengers to disembark the Ruby Princess.
So, was the all-important form the smoking gun? Well at the very end of the report Andrew Probyn lets slip the following:
Andrew Probyn: Border Force told 7.30 it only has legislative responsibility to clear vessels and passengers and that no ABF officer had authority to make biosecurity decisions on the Ruby Princess.
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