Arms, exports, contracts and complicity

Question

1. Has DFAT/Defence reviewed all current defence export permits relating to Israel since the ICJ's provisional measures orders? 1. Has DFAT recommended suspension, revocation or non-renewal of any permits on complicity or risk grounds? 2. Does DFAT have human rights based end-user agreements and active monitoring? Any end-user requirements at all? 3. What assessment has DFAT made of Australia's legal obligations regarding parts, components and munitions under the Arms Trade Treaty? 4. What assessment has DFAT made of contracts, procurement arrangements or government approvals involving Israeli defence companies operating in or supplying the Israeli military ecosystem? 5. Has DFAT examined whether Australian public investment, including through sovereign or public funds, creates exposure to companies implicated in serious violations? 6. Does DFAT accept that the relevant legal test is risk prevention, not proof of direct control over end use?

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