Senate debates
Wednesday, 15 August 2007
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Payment Reform) Bill 2007; Northern Territory National Emergency Response Bill 2007; Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Northern Territory National Emergency Response and Other Measures) Bill 2007; Appropriation (Northern Territory National Emergency Response) Bill (No. 1) 2007-2008; Appropriation (Northern Territory National Emergency Response) Bill (No. 2) 2007-2008
In Committee
11:57 am
Nigel Scullion (NT, Country Liberal Party, Minister for Community Services) Share this | Hansard source
Through the chair, Mr Acting Deputy Chairman, they are responsible, so we have said we are happy to provide for a 99-year lease where people can have confidence in the infrastructure that we put in, that it is there for their lifetime and for a long time. This government is not happy to hand back in 20 years to a governance arrangement that is responsible for the current living conditions. No, we are not—unashamedly so. I commend Julalikari Council for their leadership in saying that a 99-lease is the standard lease arrangement in Australia. Those are the terms under which the offer was made—and quite reasonably made—and that has been well reported.
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