Senate debates

Monday, 29 October 2012

Bills

Defence Trade Controls Bill 2011

1:06 pm

Photo of David JohnstonDavid Johnston (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

I make the point that you are creating an offence for a person who engages in 'dealings relating to goods or technology'. My obvious follow-up question, if you cannot tell me what dealings means, is: what does 'relating to' actually mean? Bear in mind, again, that these are criminal sanctions.

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