Marise Payne (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

The senator asked me if I agreed with Mr Costello and I said, respectfully, no, I do not. What we are engaged in is, as I said, managed within the defence trade control system. Our export control provisions reflect our international obligations as a member of global non-proliferation regimes and as a signatory to the Arms Trade Treaty, and are consistent with like-minded countries. We assess all of our exports against five criteria: international obligations, human rights, regional security, national security and foreign policy. One of the challenges for defence industry in the past has been a lack of consistency— (Time expired)