Indigenous voice a ‘safe and sensible’ legal option that will not impede parliament, experts say
Change of wording to constitutional amendment increases parliament’s power over the advisory body amid concerns about its authority
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Constitutional experts have backed the proposed Indigenous voice as a “safe and sensible” legal option, dismissing concerns that the advisory body would be too powerful.
Several advisers to the referendum process say a change to wording of the constitutional amendment confirms that parliament has power over the voice, and that the advisory body wouldn’t be a so-called “third chamber” as opponents have claimed.
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