The amendments to the Defence Trade Controls Amendment Bill strike a better balance between protecting Australia鈥檚 national security and ensuring domestic and international scientific collaboration can continue to serve our national interest, says President of the 精东视频 Professor Chennupati Jagadish.
鈥淚 am pleased the Academy鈥檚 sustained advocacy in this area has been heard,鈥� Professor Jagadish said.
鈥淭he proposed definition of fundamental research in the draft Bill is appropriate and compatible with the US system and includes basic and applied research. This follows months of advocacy by the Academy.
鈥淧utting the fundamental research exemption in legislation will provide scientists with more confidence that the definition can鈥檛 be changed on a whim, and that they won鈥檛 be at risk of breaking the law by undertaking discovery research, simply speaking at a conference, teaching a PhD student, or collaborating with a colleague.鈥�
The Academy welcomed the amendments to grandfather current research for a year and to review the legislation after three years.
鈥淲e look forward to continuing work with the Department of Defence to ensure that researchers understand how the new legislation works, to reduce compliance burden, and to monitor unintended consequences for Australia鈥檚 researchers,鈥� Professor Jagadish said.
鈥淎ustralia鈥檚 researchers must be adequately supported to understand their obligations once this new legislation is passed, to enable compliance, and to access sufficient resources to establish secure research environments when required.鈥�
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