Senator HANSON-YOUNG (South Australia) (16:38): I, and also on behalf of Senator Whish-Wilson, move: That the Senate: (a) notes that the International Whaling Commission (IWC) has rejected Japan's bid to overturn a long-standing ban on commercial whaling; (b) notes further that Japan has threatened to withdraw from the IWC and indicated its intention to continue hunting for 'scientific' purposes; and (c) calls on the government to: (i) commit to sending a vessel to patrol the Southern Ocean this summer, and (ii) investigate Australia's legal options under international law.