It would not for the current operators, I wouldn't think, not for the lighthouses that have already been divested and, I wouldn't imagine, for the ones that are on a long-term lease. It may have some implications for new private operators who come forward and want to take over lighthouses in future.
I think the legislation says that if they are to be divested or transferred, they would be transferred for a public purpose. It's not clear to me how you would define public purpose.
Overall, I think this is certainly a step forward. For those not-for-profit groups—and there are many more of those that have taken on the task of trying to restore or redevelop lighthouses—there isn't a clear process in place whereby they can move forward and work with the federal government to do that. I think this legislation would clarify that process and make it much more straightforward.
As you know, what would happen with a lot of the non-profit groups is that they would seek funds from other sources as well, to speak to the earlier issue on funding.