Ian Campbell (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for the Environment and Heritage) Share this | Hansard source

We gave Senator Carr the answer time after time in the estimates. The answer is on the record. We actually told Senator Carr at estimates about a week ago that what is required is a change to the legislation to ensure that all of those properties can be put on the National Heritage List, and we told Senator Carr when the legislation was coming into the parliament.

But I think the very important issue to focus on here is: what are we trying to achieve with World Heritage listing and what are we trying to achieve with National Heritage listing? We are trying to achieve a level of protection and a further way of promoting the properties for their heritage values and trying to help Australians to understand the importance of these properties, these icons, and their values and the importance of building an understanding of Australian history. So what do you achieve, for example, in shifting a property that is already listed on the World Heritage List— (Time expired)