Legislative Council - Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)
2023-10-17 Daily Xml

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First Nations Voice to Parliament

The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI (Leader of the Opposition) (14:49): Supplementary—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! The honourable Leader of the Opposition, you have a supplementary question arising from the answer.

The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI: Arising from the answer: did the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs change the South Australian constitution when he legislated for the Voice?

The PRESIDENT: You did mention the constitution.

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector) (14:49): I thank the honourable member for her question. By an act of parliament, we referenced the Voice in our South Australian constitution. But I would encourage—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. K.J. MAHER: I understand that the honourable Leader of the Opposition here is having a go at her colleague Senator Liddle, and I don't think that's particularly edifying, but that's her choice.