Raff Ciccone (Victoria, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I seek leave to amend the motion by changing the reporting date from 1 December 2022 to 1 February 2023.

Leave granted.

I move the motion as amended:

That the following matter be referred to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee for inquiry and report by 1 February 2023:

The human rights implications of recent violence in Iran, with particular reference to:

(a) the recent violence against women and girls by Iranian authorities;

(b) opportunities for nations that value human rights to support those being persecuted and oppressed in Iran;

(c) the potential application of sanctions on those responsible for the widespread violence and killing of women, girls and protesters in Iran;

(d) the appropriateness of Iran's ongoing status on the UN Commission on the

Status of Women;

(e) other actions available to the Australian Government and other like-minded nations to respond to human rights abuses in Iran; and

(f) any other related matters.

I also seek leave to make a short statement.