Recognising Indigenous Peoples in the Australian Constitution: What the Constitution Should Say and How the Referendum Can Be Won

Land, Rights, Laws: Issues of Native Title, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 1-16, September 2011

UNSW Law Research Paper No. 2012-25

16 Pages Posted: 25 Jul 2012

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George Williams

University of New South Wales (UNSW) - UNSW Law & Justice

Date Written: July 15, 2012

Abstract

The federal government has committed to holding a referendum at or before the next federal election on recognizing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Australian Constitution. This Issues Paper examines the background to this proposal, and suggests how the Constitution can be changed to achieve this goal. It also explains how a referendum on this topic can be won, and sets out the legal, practical and political preconditions for referendum success.

Suggested Citation

Williams, George, Recognising Indigenous Peoples in the Australian Constitution: What the Constitution Should Say and How the Referendum Can Be Won (July 15, 2012). Land, Rights, Laws: Issues of Native Title, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 1-16, September 2011, UNSW Law Research Paper No. 2012-25, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2116860

George Williams (Contact Author)

University of New South Wales (UNSW) - UNSW Law & Justice ( email )

Kensington, New South Wales 2052
Australia

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