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

I do not want to give any credence to the suggestion in your question that Mr Irvine has some misgivings about the way in which the matter is dealt with by this legislation because I can tell you he does not. I know that Mr Irvine is unhappy that the remarks to which you have referred that are attributed to him have been interpreted wrongly to suggest that he does. In relation to the broader issue, I really cannot add to what I said in response to Senator Ludlam's intervention. Australian telecommunications companies are subject to Australian law, wherever the data is stored, as you would be aware.