Kerry O'Brien (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Transport) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Justice and Customs. Can the minister confirm that the report of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering found that Australia met none of the nine best-practice standards to combat terrorist financing while the AWB kickbacks scandal was occurring? Is this the reason why AWB’s corrupt payments to Saddam Hussein were not detected by Australian authorities? Can the minister confirm that, because of his negligence in failing to tighten Australia’s counter-terrorist financing laws to ensure compliance with the financial action task force best-practice standards, Australian companies have been able to channel funds to foreign dictators?