Legislative Council - Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)
2017-11-14 Daily Xml

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Treaty Negotiations

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (15:08): Supplementary question arising out of the minister's original answer: will the minister indicate, given that he hopes to have one of these treaties signed before the end of the year, what provisions or what issues are likely to be covered in the proposed agreement? He has responded to the issue of compensation, but won't indicate what the cost is. What other issues are likely to be included in the treaty negotiation?

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) (15:08): I indicated before that we are having discussions in good faith, and if we can reach something by the end of this year, as we are hopeful of, but we are not putting undue pressure, we will let you know.