Murray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

No, that's not what I said. What I said was that the Constitution would require a Voice. That is what section 129 would require if the referendum is successful. But the type of Voice, how it operates and all of those sorts of matters would be matters that a future parliament would decide. I refer you to subsection (iii), which says:

the Parliament shall, subject to this Constitution, have power to make laws with respect to matters relating to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice, including its composition, functions, powers and procedures.