Treaty Negotiations

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (14:54): My question is to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs. Has the state government indicated to Indigenous groups that it is prepared to include in treaty negotiations the issue of the payment of financial compensation?

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Employment, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation, Minister for Automotive Transformation, Minister for Science and Information Economy) (14:55): I thank the honourable member for his question. I know that, in the consultations that have already occurred, there hasn't been discussion of what will or won't be, possibly, included in the treaty. That is left open at this stage. Consultation has been about a framework. I'm not aware that that's either been raised or discussed at any consultations.