It's pretty clear that when it comes to consultation, we have always taken the position of free, prior and informed consent. I believe it's being weaponized this time, because it's being used as an excuse to delay.
We very much want to see consultation happen, but the consultation has been going on for a long, long time. To use that word as a reason to bring things to a stop doesn't match with either UNDRIP or the UNDRIP Act. It is being used as a tool to delay.