Senate debates

Monday, 25 March 2024

Bills

Defence Amendment (Safeguarding Australia's Military Secrets) Bill 2024, Defence Trade Controls Amendment Bill 2024; In Committee

5:59 pm

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

In relation to the sequence, it is not the case here that we're going to provide guesstimates to the Senate, despite your invitation to do that. In relation to that offence, that definition has been co-designed with the university sector. Examples of research that would be considered to constitute fundamental research include basic and applied research in science and engineering, research that is captured by the public domain exclusion, and education and teaching.

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