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

ASH (—) (): That's fine. Again, it is subject to the parliament. I'll now turn to design principle 8. This one, again, has been the subject of much debate. It says, 'The Voice will not have a veto power.' Whilst it may not have a veto power or the power to actually say no, the issue that does arise—in particular, in relation to the ability to make representations and the potential implied right to actually be consulted, to receive information et cetera—is whether or not procedural hurdles could then arise in terms of government decision-making. In terms of the eighth design principle, whilst it is the case that the Voice will not have a veto power, it still could be the case, because of the procedural hurdles, that there could actually be an impact on government decision-making. If the Voice seeks to be consulted or to obtain information to make representations, potentially enforceable by a court order, how will the government guarantee that those types of procedural steps don't then slow down the government's decision-making?