Constitutional reform
Alternative labels
Constitutional amendments
Briefing paper
Design principles of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice
This resource outlines the design principles of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. It was developed and agreed to by the First Nations Referendum Working Group.
Report
Advisory report on the Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Amendment Bill 2022
This committee report recommends that the Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Amendment Bill 2022 be passed, if amendments are made to strengthen enfranchisement and participation in the referendum, particularly of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, and clear, factual and impartial information is made accessible to all voters.
Submission
Submission of the Susan McKinnon Foundation to an Inquiry into the Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Amendment Bill 2022
This submission supports the government inquiry into the Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Amendment Bill 2022 by discussing the importance of referenda in Australian democracy and the proposed reforms within the Bill.
Discussion paper
Constitutional enshrinement of a First Nations Voice: the referendum question
This paper considers the legal and constitutional requirements for setting the referendum question on whether to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in the Constitution through an enshrined First Nations voice.
Discussion paper
Constitutional enshrinement of a First Nations Voice: the constitutional amendment
This paper address issues that must be resolved prior to settling the constitutional amendment to be put to voters at a referendum on whether to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in the Constitution through an enshrined First Nations voice.