WHAT IS THE VOICE TO PARLIAMENT? The Voice to Parliament is one element of the Uluru Statement from the Heart, and will be the subject of a constitutional referendum in 2023. [...] The Australian Constitution was Voice in the Constitution, it requires that the enacted in 1901, it establishes the Parliament and the Government do not Commonwealth Government and governs simply hear those Indigenous voices that the relationship of the Commonwealth they choose. [...] This The Parliament, the Judiciary (the High ensures that the Voice is exible, responsive Court), and the Executive Government of the and effective, allowing it to grow and change Commonwealth are all established by the over time. [...] The Constitution also sets out whether you think the Voice should exist, the powers and responsibilities of the because it is the existence of the Voice that Commonwealth Parliament - those matters will be enshrined in the Constitution. [...] WHY SHOULD THE VOICE BE IN THERE? Enshrining the Voice in the Constitution means that it is part of the structure of government in Australia, recognises the special relationship that First Nations peoples have with this land and recognises that the views of First Nations people on laws that affect ABOUT THE CASTAN CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS LAW them must be heard.
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