Ian Campbell (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for the Environment and Heritage) Share this | Hansard source

Firstly, I make the point that it is the minister that will make those decisions. I know from working with Minister Truss that he handles these matters very diligently. Secondly, the Tasmanian businesses to which Senator Milne refers have already been given high-level and high-quality representation by Senator Eric Abetz, who apart from being an excellent minister is also an excellent representative of the state of Tasmania. Thirdly, the normal process is for the owner of the airport to make the submission, and it is not an indication of any bias whatsoever.