John Madigan (Victoria, Democratic Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Thanks, Mr President. I have a second supplementary: Minister, since the former coalition government invoked the national interest exception twice to take action regarding Timor Sea issues, without parliamentary discussion or ratification—when it withdrew from the ICJ and UNCLOS boundary resolution process in March 2002 and when CMATS entered into force in February 2007—does this government intend to fully include parliament and the public in future discussions and decisions which relate to the Timor Sea and Timor-Leste?