Senate debates

Tuesday, 14 August 2012

Questions on Notice

Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting: Sri Lankan Officials (Question No. 1230)

Photo of Lee RhiannonLee Rhiannon (NSW, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs, upon notice, on 20 September 2011:

(1) What steps has the Australian Government taken, or is it taking, to investigate whether Sri Lankan officials seeking to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in October 2011 have not been implicated in war crimes.

(2) Have any of the members of that e delegation travelling with President Mahinda Rajapakse sought certificates from the Australian Government confirming immunity from any possible legal proceedings in Australia.

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