What is your full name?
Fay Haynes
What is your postal code?
2261
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?
Giving them the same rights as any other Australian citizen
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?
At the beginning.
What should the statement say?
We recognise Inigenous Australian aborigines and Torres Straight Islanders as the traditional inhabitants of this land.
Should the word 'race' be taken out of the Constitution?
Yes
Should the Australian Parliament keep the power to make special laws for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples?
Yes
Do you have any ideas on what new words could be used to describe that power, or where in the Constitution to put the power?
Not an expert in constitutional law- so, no.
Do you have any other comments on powers to make laws for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples?
No- just that they have equal rights and should be treated the same as any other Australian citizen.
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?
No
Should the guarantee protect all Australians against racial discrimination, or only Indigenous Australians?
All Australians
If there is not enough support for a guarantee in the Constitution, what other things can we do to stop racial discrimination in national laws?
None, so place it into the constitution.
Do you have any other comments on changing the Constitution to stop racial discrimination?
No.
Do you think Indigenous people should have a say when Parliament and government make laws and policies about Indigenous affairs?
Yes
Should a new Indigenous group be set up under the Constitution to give advice and make sure Indigenous people have a voice in political decisions that affect them?
Yes
Is it worth creating the new group if it can only give advice and does not have the power to block new laws?
Yes
Do you have any ideas about what the new group would look like?
Traditional elders, with an equal mix of male and female members.
Do you have any other comments on this Indigenous group?
No
Should we delete section 25?
Yes
What would we achieve by getting rid of section 25?
Don't understand why all citizens are not allowed to vote?
Is there any point in keeping it?
Need to keep any part of this law that protects people from rascism.
Do you have any other comments?
Yes. The debate over 25C did not need to happen if the law has the ability to dismiss frivolous accusations like those against the students in Queensland. Commonsense has to prevail. Having said that it needs to stay, to protect indigenous peoples from th
Are you making a submission on behalf of a person (such as yourself) or organisation?
Individual