Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have
long called for a greater say on the services, policies
and laws that affect their lives to overcome their
present level of exclusion from decision-making
about the matters that affect them. This Indigenous
Voice Co-design Process Final Report to the
Australian Government is the culmination of a
robust and contested process to design the details
of an Indigenous Voice, as recommended by the
2018 Joint Select Committee on Constitutional
Recognition relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Peoples.
This Final Report marks a milestone in the co-design
of an Indigenous Voice. The proposals from the
Indigenous Voice Co-design Process Interim Report
to the Australian Government, developed in stage
one of the co-design process, have been tested and
refined through a significant public consultation
engaging more than 9,400 people and organisations,
in stage two of the co-design process. The final
proposals and recommendations in this report are
the product of a genuine and thorough co-design,
led by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
and undertaken in partnership with Government.
This Final Report presents the proposals
and recommendations for an Indigenous
Voice—a cohesive and integrated system comprised
of Local & Regional Voices and a National
Voice—with connections to existing Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander bodies. This Final Report
also presents considerations for implementing an
Indigenous Voice and details the consultation and
engagement process.
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