Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (NSW, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Ageing) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Bob Carr. Is the minister aware that Australia became a signatory to the United Nations Convention against Corruption on 9 December 2003? Is the minister aware that the convention imposes an obligation upon national governments to use their best endeavours to eliminate corrupt practices within their jurisdictions and that that obligation extends to the elimination of corrupt practices by state and territory governments? Is the minister confident that the Commonwealth is and has at all times been compliant with its obligations under the Convention against Corruption?