Indigenous Constitutional recognition seminar - today!

12/05/2015

The Australian Association of Constitutional Law is conducting a seminar on the proposal for Indigenous Constitutional recognition today, 12 May 2015 at 5.30pm. Professor Anne Twomey (Sydney Law School) will deliver a paper entitled: "Indigenous Constitutional Recognition — The Constitutional Challenges Underlying the Development of Referendum Proposals".

While the public debate on the constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples has largely raised issues of politics, history and morality, there are also complex constitutional problems that need to be dealt with before the form of a referendum proposal is decided upon. This talk will canvas those constitutional issues including constraints on powers so that they are not used oppressively and how constitutional provisions are intended to connect with and affect each other. It will also address alternative proposals, including the use of a purposive power and a right to consultation. Commentator: The Hon Justice John Griffiths (Federal Court of Australia) Chairperson: The Hon Justice John Basten (NSW Court of Appeal)

The seminar will be held in** Court 18B, Federal Court of Australia,** Queens Square on Tuesday, 12 May 2015, between 5.30–7.00 pm.

The seminar is for members only, but membership applications can be made at the door.