Sarah Hanson-Young (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I appreciate the chamber being able to deal with these issues quickly and efficiently today. I know there are a number of people who have not been able to speak in the second reading debate. I encourage them to use this opportunity to put forward their views.

I want to ask the minister to put on the record a number of issues that I think will help with some of the questions that people have. Minister, I would like to understand what the government's commitment is to implementation of the remaining standards. We know there are two draft standards out for consultation. They will be inquired into by the ongoing Senate inquiry, the inquiry that we established in this place a month ago that does not report until the end of March. That inquiry will now turn its mind to these standards.

I'm hoping that you can give us a commitment to the time frame the government is prepared to follow in relation to the remaining standards that you have already identified, namely the First Nations consultation standard and the community consultation standard.