Andrew Bartlett (Queensland, Australian Democrats) Share this | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

That the Senate take note of the report.

I will not speak to the report at length, beyond noting that it did receive a degree of publicity. Prohibiting cluster munitions is an important issue which does merit further debate. I think it is important to ensure that there is an opportunity to have that report further debated in the Senate and, I might say, in the wider community. I was disappointed with the approach that the majority of the committee took, but, rather than debate that further at the moment, I would simply reinforce the Democrats’ commitment to continue to work towards prohibiting cluster munitions—cluster bombs—not just in Australia but worldwide. I seek leave to continue my remarks later.

Leave granted; debate adjourned.