Senate debates

Monday, 20 August 2012

Bills

In Committee

8:15 pm

Photo of David FeeneyDavid Feeney (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

I guess the first thought I have is that weapons used indiscriminately are automatically in breach of humanitarian law as it presently exists. I am saying that weapons used indiscriminately in any circumstance is a breach of humanitarian law.

Senator Ludlam interjecting—

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN: Order, Senator Ludlam! Just listen to the answer perhaps.

I guess my second point is that Australia and Australian forces would never cooperate with military forces that are using weapons indiscriminately.

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