Kim Beazley (Brand, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

to move:

That this House:

(1)

notes that Commissioner Cole has stated (in correspondence to the Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade) that any amendments to the terms of reference for the Commission of Inquiry into the Wheat for Weapons scandal are a matter for executive government; and

(2)

calls on the Government to use its powers to amend the Commission of Inquiry's terms of reference to allow for a full and proper inquiry into the payment of kickbacks to the Iraqi regime under Saddam Hussein by adding the following provision to Commissioner Coles letters Patent:       “Investigate and make findings on the performance and discharge of duties by any Minister or officer of the Commonwealth including under the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958 and UN Security Council Resolution 661 in relation to the use by Australian companies of the Oil for Food Program.”

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