What is your full name?
Mark Davies
What is your postal code?
2354
Do you have any other comments on a statement about the First Peoples of Australia?
Would like to see more consultation with Aboriginal people. Understanding that there is a timeframe, but this is a massive discissio. That shouldn't be taken lightly. As I have taken the message from the Referundum council to my community, there are real
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 have any other comments on powers to make laws for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples?
Even though I have chosen yes to the above 2 questions , Normaly there is give and take in negotiations I would like to see what government require to for that wording to be taken out of the constitution.
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?
Indigenous Australians only
Do you have any other comments on changing the Constitution to stop racial discrimination?
My advise is id like a strong statement, but we all know that words can be twisted to mean other things. Be a good idea to have a dictionary of some sort of the meanings of the words written so they can't be used to as any other meaning.
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?
No
Should we delete section 25?
Yes
Are you making a submission on behalf of a person (such as yourself) or organisation?
Individual