Senate debates
Tuesday, 5 September 2023
Questions without Notice
Aviation Industry
2:20 pm
Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source
My answer is the one I gave, which is that the minister considers a range of factors when determining whether an expansion of bilateral air rights is in our national interest. That is not unusual. It is not unusual to have a national interest test in legislation, and there are discretionary powers in legislation across government.
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