Post settled claims on settlement lands, yes, we do know it's allowed. I am not sure it would be allowed or legal to hold up an operator's licence on the basis of some concerns about the level of employment where you are talking about unsettled areas, but I can certainly check that and get back to the Member. Again I say when we are talking about issuing new licences, the support of the community is critical. I don't think any tourism operator is going to want to go into a region where the region is not supportive of their activities, because I don't think they are going to be able to provide a very good product for the customer if they aren't going to get support from local guides. I would suggest it would be very difficult for them to make a go of it, not that you wouldn't have some try and maybe in the past some have tried without community support, Mr. Chairman. These are the kinds of issues that we need to have a full and frank exploration of and sit down and go through. I would propose that we come back to committee with the regs and the nature of these issues that we have discussed in the regions and if there are still gaps and holes, we are going to have to talk about how to fix that.
Brendan Bell on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on October 26th, 2006. See this statement in context.
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
October 25th, 2006
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