Marise Payne (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

What I am saying—as opposed to words that Senator Wong may wish me to say or put in my mouth—is that the bill relates specifically to Australian public universities because they are state and territory entities. They are established by law as state and territory entities. While, obviously, the ANU is established by the Commonwealth law, it falls within the scope of this bill because it is also a public university. The whole point of the legislation is about addressing foreign engagement by state and territory governments and government entities. Entities which are not government entities are not within the scope of the bill.