Australia
Practice Relating to Rule 12. Definition of Indiscriminate Attacks
Section B. Attacks which cannot be directed at a specific military objective
Australia’s Defence Force Manual (1994) states: “Indiscriminate attacks are those which: … (b) employ a method or means of combat which cannot be directed at a specific military objective”.
Australia’s Commanders’ Guide (1994) states: “Indiscriminate attacks are those which: … (b) employ means and methods of combat which cannot be directed at a specific military objective”.
Australia’s LOAC Manual (2006) states that indiscriminate attacks are those which “involve use of a weapon that cannot be directed against a specific military objective.”
The LOAC Manual (2006) replaces both the Defence Force Manual (1994) and the Commanders’ Guide (1994).