Senator LUDWIG (Queensland—Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Manager of Government Business in the Senate and Minister Assisting the Attorney-General on Queensland Floods Recovery) (14:52): I think it is important to recognise that these discussions are ongoing. They are dealing with constitutional settlement arrangements that were finalised some time ago. They are now still in discussion. They were determined under a 1995 Offshore Constitutional Settlement Arrangement between the Australian government and the Western Australia government. I add that they are seeking to reach an agreement as quickly as possible. I am advised—and I think this is the important part—that the appropriate sustainability measures are now in place, even without an agreement with the WA government to amend the boundaries. The Australian Fisheries Management Authority no longer has a basis for maintaining a closure within the area defined by the Offshore Constitutional Settlement Arrangement with Western Australia. (Time expired)