Discussion paper response

Jonathon Desmond Slottje
What is your full name?
Jonathon Desmond Slottje
What is your postal code?
4164
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?
That all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples be set in stone and any discussions which they make regarding country cannot be over turned by government or private enterprise. Also Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples own all Intellectual
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?
First
What should the statement say?
That as the colonisation people we acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait people as the First Nation Peoples, who never gave up their land freely .
Do you have any other comments on a statement about the First Peoples of Australia?
We were first Peoples of Australia and always will be First Peoples of Australia
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?
No
Do you think that a guarantee against racial discrimination should go into the Constitution?
Yes
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
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
Should we delete section 25?
No
Are you making a submission on behalf of a person (such as yourself) or organisation?
Individual