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

The same circumstances would always apply—that is, if somebody breaks the law with regard to the permit system and they go somewhere where they are not permitted to go, it is unlawful. I would have to say that for the first time many of these communities will actually enjoy the rule of law and there will be a police presence as such. There is no difference from any other breach of the permit system. It is operating exactly the same as it operated in the past. It is a criminal offence if you do not have a permit under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act. There are some exemptions from that but that is pretty much the way it is. It would run in exactly the same way as it has always run. The amount of land that is exempted is actually 99.8 per cent.