They will not incite violence, they will not trigger violence but, by God, they will defend themselves if they have to. Well, I think we just have to leave that and see how it happens. But the fishermen have told me that they certainly will not be instigating violence, we have a very strong policy against that, but if anyone tries to board their boats they will certainly be defending themselves in whichever way they possibly can. But the Torres Strait Regional Authority chairman, Terry Waia, has been urging calm and he says he doesn't believe there'll be any violence. My message to fishermen out there, there is no concern.
People know the law.
If they do that they'll be faced with law and they'll be prosecuted. I don't think Torres Strait want that kind of record, because we're law abiding people and we know what right is. A senior member of the Authority, Getano Lui, says the ultimatum does have wide support though in the Torres Strait and many people want to carry it through. I'm of the understanding that there could be a gathering on Yorke Island and we'll see what happens from there. So from Yorke Island you'll be telling commercial fishermen to go home.