Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I think it's always unwise to pre-empt a consultation process. I will ensure I take advice about what is the most precise answer to your direct question, but I would make the point that the minister has made clear her intention to ensure a proper consultation process with First Nations representatives through the First Nations Heritage Protection Alliance. I have no doubt that the nature of consent—what that constitutes, what is required for informed consent—will be important to that. I am sure that that will be a focus of these consultations, because it's obviously an issue that is of great importance to community. (Time expired)