Bridget McKenzie (Victoria, National Party, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development) Share this | Hansard source

Minister, with respect, you did not provide extensive answers on what would actually occur once Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders had gone through the electoral process yet to be determined and yet to be set up by parliament. What happens with the elected Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who will sit on the Voice? Who approves that end result? Is it simply a matter for the Australian Electoral Commission, or will it, like every other body within our parliamentary system, be approved by cabinet?