Tim Ayres (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Trade) Share this | Hansard source

In relation to the jurisdictions where the exemption will not be in place, there is already a system in place in relation to those jurisdictions. This will provide the regime that is set out in the bill, and the response of the university sector has been overwhelmingly positive. Vicki Thomson, the Chief Executive of the Group of Eight, said:

These reforms are not a "nice to have", they are a must-have.

She said:

The proposed changes to the Defence Trade Controls Act will ensure Australia achieves the required comparability with that of the US. They will be a game changer for our university research sector.