What is the name of the organisation?
Sacred Heart Parish Sandringham Social Justice Group
What is the postal code of the organisation?
None
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?
Include a statement in the Preambe to the Constitution.
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?
Happy to leave to the experts.
What should the statement say?
Happy to leave to the experts.
Do you have any other comments on a statement about the First Peoples of Australia?
Include a statement along the lines of that recommended by the Expert Panel.
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?
We are happy to leave this to the experts.
Do you have any other comments on powers to make laws for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples?
No
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?
Happy to leave this to the experts.
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?
Happy to leave this to the experts.
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?
It should be an indigenous advisory group.
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?
Guarantee Autralians cannot be denied the right to vote on the basis of their race.
Is there any point in keeping it?
No.
Do you have any other comments?
No.
Are you making a submission on behalf of a person (such as yourself) or organisation?
Organisation