Nigel Scullion (NT, Country Liberal Party, Minister for Community Services) Share this | Hansard source

We discussed the very same issues yesterday as part of the Democrats amendment. There was some comprehensive discussion on that, but I respect that you need to have the discussion, Senator Brown—you may have been elsewhere then. The five-year leases are a fundamental part of the intervention. We believe that the leases are a necessary part because we have a clear understanding that, without the acquisition, the infrastructure and the changes that need to be made will not be able to be made in an efficient and timely way in the context of the intervention.