Nick Minchin (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance and Administration) Share this | Hansard source

No, we will not. The matters pertaining to the operation of the law in Tasmania are obviously a matter for the people of Tasmania and for their sovereign parliament, and that sovereign parliament and government are answerable to the people of Tasmania for their actions. We will perform our responsibilities with respect to that project under the relevant federal legislation, and we will do so diligently. I do note the controversy surrounding this project, but I also note that for the people of Tasmania it is a vitally important project. It would be by far the biggest private sector investment ever made in the state of Tasmania, but how it is dealt with within Tasmanian law is a matter for the Tasmanian government and the Tasmanian people.