Constitutional expert gives legal tick to Indigenous voice in parliamentary submission

Voice will not result in obligations on the executive or parliament, Anne Twomey says in submissions to inquiry

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One of the nation’s top constitutional experts has reiterated to a parliamentary inquiry that the Indigenous voice to parliament won’t slow down government decision making or clog up the courts.

Conservative critics have raised fears the voice could spur ongoing court challenges, but Prof Anne Twomey once again dismissed those concerns in a submission to the parliamentary inquiry probing the referendum.

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