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

This goes to what will be considered by the Voice:

3. 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.

This is an assertion of the primacy of the parliament for what the Voice will consider. That is why it is consistent with the views put forward by constitutional conservatives. This is a conservative and modest proposal that has been made even tighter as a result of the additional words that were added between the Garma speech and last Thursday to the legislation that will be introduced. The two key words there are 'matters' and 'including'. The primacy of the parliament is made very clear by those words, which is what the former chief justice French has agreed.

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