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

Yes, Senator Cameron, we do. We do. As I have told the chamber before, this is a matter within Senator Mathias Cormann's immediate responsibility as Special Minister of State. As you know, Mr President, as his predecessor in that portfolio, the preparation of legislation in that regard is very well advanced indeed. When that legislation is introduced, it will deal with situations including the apparent relationship between Senator Sam Dastyari and Mr Huang. But what it will not be able to deal with is to explain why it is that a senior Labor senator would say to a person of security interest, as has been reported, 'Let us make sure that our conversation cannot be surveilled by the intelligence agencies.'

Senator Jacinta Collins interjecting—