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

You are asking me for a guarantee about future acts that I know nothing about. We are talking about this legislation. I am not guaranteeing that people are not going to grow giraffes in these communities. We can go through a whole plethora of things, but I just do not think that would be useful. If there is some aspect to the legislation that you think indicates that that might be the case, I am more than happy to discuss it with you if you can bring it to my attention. From my scrutiny of the legislation, nowhere does it indicate that we are making it easier for one particular sector or another. I have said that we will not be building any structures for mining. We have no interest in providing one way or the other for any sector, including agriculture. These provisions are specifically to further protect women and children in these communities. That is what these provisions are about.