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

All of these matters will be considerations for the democratically elected parliament. I've just been reminded that the Australian Constitution also provides for the creation of the High Court of Australia. The Constitution of Australia does not set out the number of judges, the matters that it would determine, where it would be based and any number of other things. Those things are done by legislation from a democratically elected parliament. That's what would happen with the Voice, as well.

What we're asking people to vote on is a referendum to create a voice to parliament as a way of recognising First Nations people, just as when the original Constitution was developed, a High Court of Australia was created, and the details of that were determined by parliament. That didn't seem to concern anyone at the time. That's why I don't think people need to be concerned at this time.