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

I'm a little confused now because previously I thought you had said it was up to the Voice to decide what it makes representations on. You've now referred to the government's expectation. Is the government dictating to the Voice or, as per the previous answer that you gave, is it for the Voice to decide? They are fundamentally different propositions. Does the Voice have a right to decide what it makes representations on—if we go to that section of the bill—regarding 'matters relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples'? Can I confirm: does the Voice have the right to make its own representation? Do they decide what representations they make or is the government going to dictate to them what representations they make?