James Paterson (Victoria, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Cyber Security) Share this | Hansard source

The coalition also will not support this amendment, although we do recognise the legitimacy of Senator Lambie's concerns about this issue and are very happy to have further discussions with Senator Lambie about this. Absolutely, the protection of people who serve in special forces and their families—the important point that Senator Lambie made—is one that the parliament needs to consider. But we did not have notice that this particular amendment was coming forward to this bill today. We're not in a position to support it now, because we haven't had a chance to consult on it or consider the implications of the particular drafting that Senator Lambie has chosen, but we are open to further conversations about resolving this issue.