Richard Colbeck (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance and Administration) Share this | Hansard source

As I said, my understanding of the situation is that the jury is still out on that. I do not claim to put anything on the record. I have seen several papers that indicate a range of things. I know in one circumstance the United States navy claimed responsibility for a particular incident, and in other circumstances the evidence is that the whales simply avoid the areas where the noise is being made. My understanding is that research is still being conducted on that and the jury is still out.