Senate debates Bills
National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2018, Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Bill 2018; In Committee
Zed Seselja ACT, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Science, Jobs and Innovation
10:45 am
Again, all of those elements need to be taken together. I'll take you back to one of the pieces of language you used, which was 'impact' national security. The legislation talks about 'prejudicing'. You are talking about a substantial risk that the conduct will prejudice Australia's national security, and, in all of the circumstances, it's unjustifiable to take the risk. No, I don't accept the proposition that you're putting.
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