Discussion paper response

Sharyn Carr
What is your full name?
Sharyn Carr
What is your postal code?
2850
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?
Recommendations for changes to the Constitution 1 That section 25 be repealed. 2 That section 51(xxvi) be repealed. 3 That a new ‘section 51A' be inserted, along the following lines: Section 51A Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Should we have a statement that acknowledges the First Peoples of Australia?
Yes. This should be in the Constitution.
What should the statement say?
Consult with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to determine this.
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?
I don't know
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?
Yes
What would we achieve by getting rid of section 25?
no chance of possible discrimination
Is there any point in keeping it?
no
Are you making a submission on behalf of a person (such as yourself) or organisation?
Individual