The federal government will consider widening the defence export controls regime to capture the supply of any goods and services that may prejudice the national interest and new $50 million fines for non-compliance to demonstrate Australia’s “seriousness of resolve” to the US.
Defence minister Richard Marles on Wednesday tabled a review of the of the Defence Trade Controls Act 2012 and the government’s response to it, adding more confusion to hasty AUKUS fuelled reforms to how Australia regulates the supply of sensitive technologies.
The review was completed in December but only provided this week as a bill to overhaul the defence export regime sails through Parliament’s lower house, despite the concerns of smaller businesses and research groups.
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