Parliament of Australia:Senate:Committees:Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee:Cluster Munitions (Prohibition) Bill 2006

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Cluster Munitions (Prohibition) Bill 2006

31 May 2007

View the report as a single document - (PDF 1354KB)

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Members of the Committee	(PDF 128KB)

Acronyms	(PDF 130KB)

Recommendations	(PDF 135KB)

Chapter 1 - Introduction	(PDF 143KB)
Background Purpose of the bill Submissions Acknowledgement

Chapter 2 - Background	(PDF 234KB)
What are cluster munitions? Australia and cluster munitions Military uses of cluster munitions Humanitarian concerns The area of effect and civilian populations Explosive Remnants of War Effect of recent uses of cluster munitions

Chapter 3 - Regulations and controls on the use of cluster munitions	(PDF 217KB)
International instruments governing the use of cluster munitions Efforts to strengthen international instruments Official government diplomatic efforts Non-government and humanitarian organisation views Unilateral action by various states Summary

Chapter 4 - Provisions of the Bill	(PDF 155KB)
Definitions for the purposes of the bill New offences under the bill Decommissioning, destruction and removal of cluster munitions Summary

Chapter 5 - Main findings	(PDF 261KB)
Support for the bill Suggested amendments Concerns about the bill The scope of the ban Australia's capability development Training and countermeasures Australia's operational ability Compromise of Australia's negotiations Conclusion

Minority report by Labor Members	(PDF 230KB)

Australian Democrats dissenting report	(PDF 556KB)
Attachment 1 Attachment 2	(PDF 226KB) (PDF 239KB)

Appendix 1 - Public submissions	(PDF 101KB)

Appendix 2 - Questions for the Department of Defence	(PDF 128KB)

Appendix 3 - Answers from the Department of Defence*	(PDF 390KB)
* PDF Format Only

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Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Commitee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3538

Fax: +61 2 6277 5818

Email: fadt.sen@aph.gov.au