Scott Ludlam (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Minister, what if the ADF unit is supporting a US military unit that is using cluster weapons, as was the case—you can refer to it if you wish; I do not mind—with the invasion of Iraq, where we were doing none of the things that you have just listed? We were not using, we were not deploying, we were not stockpiling, retaining, developing or producing. We were not doing any of those things. We were flying support for units using cluster munitions. It is a really simple question. The minister is across this stuff. You are in a representational capacity but you do know this bill inside out. You also know the sector very well in your ministerial capacity. This is exactly the kind of case. Would this prevent the ADF from operating in direct support of a unit using cluster weapons? It is just a yes or no.