Senate debates Bills

Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice) 2023; In Committee


Michaelia Cash

Michaelia Cash WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations

11:54 pm

If I could move on—the explanatory memorandum to the bill says the following:

This would include representations about any matter within the executive power of the Commonwealth, such as law reform, policy development, decisions made under specific legislation, and other matters of government administration …

How would the Voice fulfil its constitutional function of making representations in relation to a decision under specific legislation if it didn't know the government intended to make such a decision? So I'm going to the duty to notify the Voice.

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