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

That will be a matter for the parliament. Again, Senator Cash, I refer you to page 4 of the extremely helpful design principles information booklet. In addition to saying that members of the Voice would be Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander according to the standard three-part test, the booklet also says that members would be chosen from each of the states, territories and the Torres Strait Islands and that the Voice would have specific remote representatives as well as representation for the mainland Torres Strait Islander population. It goes on to say that the Voice would have balanced gender representation at the national level.