Legislative Council Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1) 55 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time First Nations Voice To Parliament First Nations Voice To Parliament The Hon. T.A. FRANKS Legislative Council First Nations Voice To Parliament The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:20): Supplementary: has the minister found that the fact that the Liberal opposition twice introduced a Voice to Cabinet and Committees of Parliament rather than a Voice to Parliament bill themselves, then voted against a similar bill, has added to community confusion? The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: I am not sure how that arises from the answer. However, it looks like the minister is prepared to answer the question. The Hon. K.J. MAHER Legislative Council Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Attorney-General Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector) (15:20): I can see the link, sir. I thank the honourable member for her question. Members interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. K.J. MAHER Legislative Council Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Attorney-General Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector The Hon. K.J. MAHER: I wouldn't describe it as adding to confusion, but I would absolutely describe it as adding to frustration. The feedback we have received is that the former government, having introduced legislation for a representative body—albeit a body that was mostly appointed rather than elected by the Aboriginal community, a body that the government themselves would appoint thinking they know better about which Aboriginal people should represent the Aboriginal community, and a body that was not to have any interaction with parliament but to report to a committee—having had the former government put up a model, although a very substandard model, for a representative body, then to vote against it, has led to a sense of frustration, a sense of being let down, a sense of disappointment and a sense of: why would you support the Liberal Party in doing this?