Senator Conroy: The Minister for Foreign Affairs has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question: (1) No (2) No (3) The Australian Embassy in Bangkok discusses human rights issues, including in relation to freedom of speech, with a range of interlocutors in Thailand, including senior government figures and officials. Australia also delivered a statement to the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) on 5 October 2011 as part of the HRC's review of the human rights situation in Thailand. The Australian statement, in relevant part, suggested 'that the committee established to provide advice on the conduct of lèse majesté cases under Article 112 of Thailand's Criminal Code, as part of its deliberations, take account of Thailand's international treaty obligations to protect freedom of expression'.