Cory Bernardi (SA, Australian Conservatives) Share this | Hansard source

My question was not about the role but about the person holding the role and the suitability of that person, given their views. I would ask the minister to address that question. Also, given that Sheikh Saleem has previously advocated for a system of Islamic sharia law to operate in parallel with Australian family law, I ask the minister to explain how this view is compatible with Australia's fundamental democratic principle of equality before the law?