Legislation to define exactly what metadata will be stored for law enforcement and spies

By Ben Grubb
Updated August 28 2014 - 10:18am, first published August 27 2014 - 9:16pm
George Brandis says a "statutory definition" of metadata will be included in the legislation. Photo: Andrew Meares
George Brandis says a "statutory definition" of metadata will be included in the legislation. Photo: Andrew Meares

The Abbott government has attempted to put an end to the heated debate over the proposed data retention regime by promising to spell out in law what customer information it will require telecommunication companies to store as part of its law enforcement and counterterrorism reforms.