George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

That is why we are using the expression 'in the presence of'. The example I gave in introducing the amendment was the use of social media as a tool of harassment. We are well familiar with Twitter trolls, for example. We are well familiar with people who send intimidating or harassing text messages. That could very easily constitute harassment, even though not made in the presence of the victim.