Mr Danby asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs, upon notice, on 1 April 2004:

(1) Further to the answer to question No. 2942 (Hansard, 30 March 2004, page 27654), is he aware of the United Nations (UN) Security Council resolutions 1363, 1390 and 1455 which require Australia to take actions against persons and organisations named as suspected terrorists and report back to the UN about the action taken and, in particular, the requirement that named individuals be prohibited from travel to Australia.

(2) Can he explain the procedure for communicating the names provided by the UN to the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA) for inclusion on that department's Movement Alert List (MAL).

(3) Have the names on the UN list been supplied by his department to DIMIA for inclusion on the MAL where minimum data requirements (i.e. full name and year of birth) are met; if so, (a) when, and (b) how many individuals have been named; if not, why not.

(4) What reports on the inclusion of the names provided by the UN on the DIMIA MAL have been provided to the UN.

(5) Can he confirm that Australia has stated in its report to the UN that “all names from the consolidated list that meet minimum data requirements have been included on the MAL”; if so, is he able to say why this information was not provided in answer to question No. 2942.

Mr Downer (Minister for Foreign Affairs) —The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:

(1) Yes.

(2) I refer the Member to the answer to Question No. 3447 by the Attorney-General.

(3) No, this is the responsibility of the Attorney-General's portfolio.

(4) Pursuant to Resolution 1390 (2002), Australia reported to the UN on 25 April 2002 (S/AC.37/20002/41) about its implementation of Security Council resolutions 1267 (1999), 1333 (2000) and 1390 (2002). Pursuant to Resolution 1455 (2003), Australia reported to the UN on 15 April 2003 (s/AC.37/2003/(1455)/13).

(5) Yes; I was not responsible for the response to Question No. 2942.