Kenneth Hayne has backed the details of the proposed referendum on a Voice to Parliament.
, dismissing concerns that its wording could open a floodgate of protracted legal battles.
"It will be the parliament that decides the details about how the Voice is set up. It will be the parliament that decides how its representations are dealt with … And to my mind, that is exactly how it should be," he says.
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