The words 'executive government' are proving a sticking point in the proposed referendum on a Voice to Parliament, with one lawyer suggesting it could damage prospects of its success.
abc.net.au/news/voice-working-group-at-odds-over-referendum-wording/101984466The words "executive government" are proving a sticking point in the proposed constitutional amendment to recognise and create a Voice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.Debate over the wording of the proposed constitutional amendment has dominated a meeting of the referendum working group
One expert lawyer advising the committee has recommended removing the wording "executive government" altogether, and is understood to have said if those words remain the referendum will be lost. The referendum group, made up of more than 20 Indigenous leaders and legal experts, rejected the advice to remove "executive government".
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