Releasing draft legislation for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament would be inappropriate, a leading constitutional law expert says, as the federal opposition continues to press for more detail.
Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume.Debate continues to ramp up over details of Indigenous Voice to Parliament.abc.net.au/news/constitutional-expert-indigenous-do-not-release-voice-details/101872124A new year has seen political debate over an Indigenous Voice to parliament ramp up, with the federal government confirming a referendum will be held by December.
However, constitutional law expert Anne Twomey says it would be inappropriate for the government to release draft legislation ahead of the vote."If you start putting out a detail with the bill, et cetera, people will think that that's what they're voting on in the referendum." Professor Twomey — who is one of the experts advising the government on the constitutional change ahead of the referendum — said there was confusion about what the referendum would actually achieve.
"So it's the words that say — there shall be this body, it has the function of making representations to parliament and we have to leave parliament to decide the rest."
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