Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

The opposition will be opposing the amendments for the same reasons that have been outlined by the Attorney for the government. This matter of proportionality was considered by the committee. The Attorney-General's Department advised that the bill reflects the Rome statute in relation to international armed conflict—namely, that the obligation exists at the launching of the attack. The committee did note that the drafting of the bill intentionally reflects and deliberately does not go beyond the Rome statute provisions in relation to international armed conflict.