Discussion paper response

COLIN CAMPBELL MCKELLAR
What is your full name?
COLIN CAMPBELL MCKELLAR
What is your postal code?
3078
Do you support recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples by changing the Constitution or making some other kind of legal change?
Yes
What should the change look like?
TREATY
Should we have a statement that acknowledges the First Peoples of Australia?
Yes. This should be in the Constitution.
Where is the best place to put it?
IN FRONT OF EVERYTHING ELSE
What should the statement say?
RETURN ALL CROWN LAND UNEQUIVOCALLY AND PAY THE RENT ON OCCUPIED LAND
Should the word 'race' be taken out of the Constitution?
No
Do you have any other comments on powers to make laws for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples?
ONLY IF THEY ARE CONSULTATIVE AND FAVORABLE IN THE EYES OF THE COUNCIL OF ELDERS
Do you think that a guarantee against racial discrimination should go into the Constitution?
Yes
Do you have any ideas about what words to use for that guarantee, or where in the Constitution to put it?
SIMILAR TO WHATS THERE NOW, ,MAYBE TWEEK IN FAVOR OF ELIMINATING SPEECH THAT INCITES HATRED AGAINST ANY GENERALIZED CHARACTERIZATION.
Should the guarantee protect all Australians against racial discrimination, or only Indigenous Australians?
All Australians
Do you think Indigenous people should have a say when Parliament and government make laws and policies about Indigenous affairs?
Yes
Do you have any other comments on this Indigenous group?
There is already the Aboriginal Council of Elders
Should we delete section 25?
Yes
Do you have any other comments?
http://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/explainer/yirrkala-bark-petitions?cx_navSource=related-side-cx#cxrecs_s
Are you making a submission on behalf of a person (such as yourself) or organisation?
Individual