Gerard Craughwell (Independent)
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Chair, if I could. The issue of the triple lock is really urgent. It is in the public domain all of the time. I ask that we set about identifying experts who can appear before the committee, including experts on the Constitution, because there is some question that the removal of the triple lock would require a constitutional change. It would also require some historians who understand, for example, the Hague Convention and the issues of neutrality. It would also require senior military officers who, after all, are the people who have to implement it. In light of the fact that the Minister is bringing the heads of a Bill to the Cabinet, it should be our first priority.