Senate debates

Tuesday, 13 June 2023

Questions without Notice

National Anti-Corruption Commission

2:42 pm

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A government appointed oversight panel described Major General Brereton's exoneration of senior commanders as 'blanket exemptions' from command responsibility. International criminal lawyers and legal academics have consistently rebutted these blanket exemptions. Will the minister provide a guarantee that Major General Brereton will excuse himself from hearing corruption matters involving senior Defence officials and senior ADF officers to avoid suggestions of apprehended bias or a conflict of interest?

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