Senate debates

Wednesday, 2 December 2020

Bills

Australia's Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Bill 2020, Australia's Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020; In Committee

11:00 am

Photo of Marise PayneMarise Payne (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I would have to say that that is the whole purpose of the bill and the stocktake, because I do not have the details of, the nature of, an arrangement made by the Northern Territory government on this lease. So that has to be part of the process of examining such arrangements—to determine their nature, to determine whether they are consistent with the legislation. So I'm not going to pre-empt that.

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