David Johnston (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

Minister, let us come at it another way. You are saying that the exemptions in the DSGL are going to be interpreted by the department, in oversighting, administering and enforcing this legislation, in a way that does not impugn fundamental research? I will get you answer that formally in a moment, because this is the nub of the issue. All of these researchers want to know that their fundamental research as defined will not be the subject of this legislation.