Anthony Chisholm (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Education) Share this | Hansard source

The government will not be supporting this motion. It is the longstanding practice of governments not to disclose legal advice. A parliamentary committee is currently reviewing how Australia makes decisions to send service personnel into international armed conflict, with the terms of reference referred by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, the Hon. Richard Marles MP. The Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade will be soon be reporting on its inquiry into international armed conflict decision-making.