Senate debates Documents
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement; Order for the Production of Documents
Rachel Siewert WA, Australian Greens
4:42 pm
I feel a bit like a jack in the box. At the request of Senator Whish-Wilson, I move:
That the Senate—
(a) notes the Government of Brunei Darussalam's recently adopted penal code, which threatens the human rights of minority groups, including women, religious minorities and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals; and
(b) calls on the Government to insist that Brunei address these human rights violations as a condition of it participating any further in the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations.
Gavin Marshall Deputy-President
Is there any objection to this motion being taken as formal?
Mitch Fifield Victoria, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Social Services
Yes.