Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Hansard source

Again, the reason I want to explore this issue is that to date—very much so—we've had very little information provided to us—or, should I say, answers provided to us—other than that it's a matter for parliament or it's set out in the design principles, and we now know the parliament doesn't have to follow the design principles. The Minister for Indigenous Australians, when asked in parliament whether the Reserve Bank would be included, said this:

The last time I looked the Reserve Bank of Australia was independent.

But then a leading member of the government's own Referendum Working Group said a little while later, 'It includes anything from the Reserve Bank to Centrelink.' That's what I'm trying to explore. Does it include the Reserve Bank? I know it includes Centrelink, because that is a parliamentary department or a parliamentary agency. Does it include the Reserve Bank?