House debates

Wednesday, 29 March 2023

Questions without Notice

Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Voice

3:08 pm

Photo of Anthony AlbaneseAnthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I'm not a lawyer, but Robert French is a pretty good one. He was the Chief Justice of Australia between 2008 and 2017. This is what he had to say about the words that have been put forward:

The power of the parliament is expanded under the revised paragraph three to cover laws with respect to matters relating to the Voice generally. Thus, the parliament can make laws about such things as the duties, if any, of the executive government in relation to any representation and the legal effect of representations to the government.

That was Justice French. That comment was made on 25 March. Very clearly—

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