Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

The Greens will be supporting these amendments. People will be aware that the Greens have a similar amendment relating to the inclusion of non-Indigenous people being recognised in rep bodies. I was interested to hear the minister’s response to the opposition’s amendments when he said that this is not about representation. He may be able to say that if these amendments pass, because they are taking out some of the requirements and criteria for representation and consultation with native title holders. I believe that the combination of a series of these amendments is, in fact, reducing the involvement of Aboriginal people in native title. These amendments reduce Aboriginal people’s involvement in native title; that is what they are about.