First Nations Voice Elections

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:14): Supplementary question from the original answer: would it be in any way appropriate for the minister to intervene in the Electoral Commission's undertaking of the Voice to Parliament voting process?

The PRESIDENT: You can answer it, but I don't know that it is a supplementary question.

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector) (15:15): I thank the honourable member for her question. I did extensively traverse the election process for the First Nations Voice election. As the Hon. Tammy Franks is well aware, and I think some others may be aware, the Electoral Commissioner is an independent statutory position and undertakes their function independently from government.