Voice to Parliament for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

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The Voice to Parliament for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is a proposed constitutionally enshrined representative body that would provide Indigenous Australians with a formal mechanism to advise the Australian Parliament and government on laws and policies affecting their communities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous representative body proposal
proposed constitutional body
aimsToAddress historical exclusion of Indigenous Australians from constitutional recognition
lack of structured Indigenous input into federal lawmaking
appliesTo Aboriginal Australians
surface form: Aboriginal peoples of Australia

Torres Strait Islanders
surface form: Torres Strait Islander peoples
associatedWithDocument Uluru Statement from the Heart
constitutionalChangeMethod referendum
constitutionalStatus proposed to be enshrined in the Australian Constitution
country Australia
debatedIn Parliament of Australia
surface form: Australian Parliament

Australian public discourse
decisionMakingPower advisory only
doesNotHave authority to enact laws
veto power over legislation
governanceLevel federal
hasFunction to make representations to Parliament
to make representations to the Executive Government of the Commonwealth
intendedOutcome greater Indigenous participation in decision-making
improved policy outcomes for Indigenous communities
keyPrinciple recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Constitution
self-determination for Indigenous Australians
legalForm advisory body
linkedConcept Uluru Statement from the Heart
surface form: Makarrata Commission proposal

truth-telling about Australian history
membershipBasis Indigenous representation
normativeStatus subject of political and legal debate in Australia
opposedBy some Australian political parties and commentators
originatedFrom Uluru Statement from the Heart
policyArea Indigenous affairs
constitutional law
human rights
proposedBy Indigenous leaders involved in the Uluru Dialogues
purpose to advise the Australian government on laws and policies affecting Indigenous communities
to provide Indigenous Australians with a formal advisory mechanism to Parliament
relatedTo Voice to Parliament for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples self-linksurface differs
surface form: Australian constitutional recognition of Indigenous peoples

Parliament of Australia
surface form: Australian federal Parliament

Indigenous rights in Australia
represents Aboriginal Australians
surface form: First Nations peoples in Australia
requires majority of voters in a majority of states in a referendum
majority of voters nationwide in a referendum
scopeOfAdvice laws relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
policies relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
subjectOf national referendum campaign in Australia
supportedBy many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations

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Megan Davis advocatesFor Voice to Parliament for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Patrick Dodson advocatesFor Voice to Parliament for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
this entity surface form: Voice to Parliament for Indigenous Australians
Uluru Statement from the Heart mainSubject Voice to Parliament for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
this entity surface form: First Nations Voice to Parliament
Voice to Parliament for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples relatedTo Voice to Parliament for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Australian constitutional recognition of Indigenous peoples