Legislative Council - Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)
2016-11-16 Daily Xml

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Nuclear Waste

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (14:32): Supplementary: why does the minister put First Nations last? Why do they have a right of veto rather than the power to say no? Thirty-two communities have already said no. Why are they not being asked first?

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) (14:32): I thank the honourable member for her question. I think it is an interesting and, quite frankly, wrong way to represent what has been put forward. I absolutely support Aboriginal communities being able to say no and having their voices heard.