Defence - Treaties
Upgrade intelligence relationships with traditional allies. Fore-warned is forearmed Before considering new undertakings, ACT believes that arrangements with traditional allies must be repaired The ANZUS alliance (Australia, New Zealand & the United States) exists on paper but is effectively void due to our prohibition on the US bringing its nuclear propelled warships into our waters Closer Defence Relations (CDR) is a subset of the Closer Economic Relations (CER) arrangement with Australia but is also hampered by the breakdown of ANZUS and lack of capability alignment with Australia We are an active participant in the United Nations and also in various non-UN efforts to bring peace to troubled areas, but there is more that could be done
Ensure all international treaty texts are open to public scrutiny Require all international treaties to be voted on in Parliament before being signed, must give full effect to our Treaty of Waitangi obligations, and must put the rights of peoples and governments before those of multinational company investors
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Ensure the Defence Force can build security within the South Pacific Emphasise a requirement for agile forces, deployable at long range with relatively short notice Ensure that, when our forces are deployed outside our region, they are focused on specific and specialist capabilities that reflect our defence expertise Ensure our forces are interoperable with Australia’s, including a high level of compatibility of equipment, training, and doctrine Place a particular focus on addressing recruitment and retention issues in our defence forces
Honour, maintain and build upon existing Defence agreements including the Five Power Defence Agreement and the Closer Defence Relationships with Australia We will seek to strengthen relationships with the United States, Britain, France and all South Pacific Island nations with the aim of extending opportunities for military training at all levels