First Nations Voice, Parliamentary Sitting

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (14:24): Further supplementary: when was the leader first aware that we would be sitting at 11 o'clock on Sunday morning?

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector) (14:24): I don't have an exact time, and certainly that will be decided as the honourable leader said. We seem to have some contradictory positions here—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. K.J. MAHER: —from the honourable leader and the honourable wannabe deputy leader in this chamber—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. K.J. MAHER: —the honourable member who didn't make the cut to be deputy leader here in this chamber—about who decides this. The non-deputy leader, the Hon. Michelle Lensink, seems to think a decision has already been made, but as the Leader of the Opposition correctly points out it is up to each house to decide exactly what they do. As per usual, they are hopelessly divided.