Kerry Nettle (NSW, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the minister for that explanation. In an earlier comment that the minister made, he talked about ASIO already having access to the AUSTRAC information and said that the idea behind this is to include ASIS. I think ‘complete the circle’ was the language that he used in including ASIS in this. Maybe the minister can explain something for me. My understanding is that ASIO and ASIS are different. ASIO’s purview is to spy on Australians and ASIS’s job is overseas activities.