27 June 1997
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade the Honourable Tim Fisher MP, Gatjil Djerrkura OAM, a senior elder of the Wangurri Aboriginal clan of the Yolngu people East Arnhemland and Chairman of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) and Chief Minister Shane Stone. EXPO 97 International Pavilion named for former Chief Minister Marshall Perron.