Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction and overview of the Bill

[1]        Expert Panel report, Recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in the Constitution (January 2012), p. xvii.

[2]        Expert Panel report, p. xvii.

[3]        The Hon. Jenny Macklin MP, Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Second Reading Speech, House of Representatives Hansard, 28 November 2012,  pp. 13653-54.

[4]        Explanatory Memorandum, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Recognition Bill 2012, p. 2.

[5]        FaHCSIA, Submission 12, p. 5.

[6]        The Hon. Jenny Macklin MP, Second Reading Speech, p. 13654.

[7]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 2.

[8]        Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Recognition Bill 2012, p. 2

[9]        Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Recognition Bill 2012, p. 2.

[10]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 2.  

Chapter 2 - Views on the Bill

[1]        Professor George Williams, Foundation Director, Gilbert + Tobin Centre for Public Law, University of New South Wales, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 19.

[2]        Professor George Williams, Foundation Director, Gilbert + Tobin Centre for Public Law, University of New South Wales, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 19.

[3]        Ms Jody Broun, Co-Chair, National Congress of Australia's First Peoples, Proof Committee Hansard, pp. 1–2; Professor Gillian Triggs, President, Australian Human Rights Commission, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 26; Ms Jacqueline Phillips, National Director, ANTaR, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 13; Dr Sarah Pritchard, Law Council of Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 21; Public Interest Advocacy Centre, Submission 23, p. 2; New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council, Submission  16, p. 3; and Australian Psychological Society, Submission 21, pp. 8–9.

[4]        Major-General Dave Chalmers, Group Manager, Indigenous Coordination Group, FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 27. 

[5]        Ms Amanda Doherty, Branch Manager, Reconciliation and Relationships, FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 26; Explanatory Memorandum, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Recognition Bill 2012, p. 3.  

[6]        As quoted by Dr Sarah Pritchard SC, Law Council of Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 21. The quote is from Noel Pearson, Submission 3619 to the Expert Panel, p. 3.

[7]        Mr Russell Taylor, AIATSIS, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 11, 15.

[8]        Law Council of Australia, Submission 6, pp. 3–4.

[9]        Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, Submission 17, pp. 1–2. 

[10]      ANTaR, Submission 5, p. 5.

[11]      Ms Jacqueline Phillips, National Director, ANTaR, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 13, 16.

[12]      Professor Anne Twomey, Submission 1, p. 3.

[13]      Dr Sarah Pritchard, Law Council of Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 20–21.

[14]      Professor Gillian Triggs, President, Australian Human Rights Commission, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 28.

[15]      Major-General Dave Chalmers, Group Manager, Indigenous Coordination Group, FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 30. 

[16]      Professor Anne Twomey, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 18; and Professor Anne Twomey, Submission 1, p. 2.

[17]      National Congress of Australia's First Peoples, Submission 18, p. 2; ANTaR, Submission 5, p. 3; Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 20, p. 2.; PIAC, Submission 23, p. 2; and HRLC, Submission 14, p. 3.

[18]      Professor Anne Twomey, Submission 1, p. 1.

[19]      Mr Tim Gartrell, Campaign Director, Reconciliation Australia/Recognise, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 2.

[20]      Mr Tim Gartrell, Campaign Director, Reconciliation Australia/Recognise, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 5.

[21]      Gilbert + Tobin Centre for Public Law, Submission 2, pp. 1–2; Dr Paul Kildea, Director, Referendums Project, Gibert + Tobin Centre for Public Law (UNSW), Proof Committee Hansard, p. 18.

[22]      ANTaR, Submission 5, p. 4.

[23]      PIAC, Submission 23, p. 2.

[24]      NTSCORP, Submission 10, p. 2.

[25]      Ms Amanda Doherty, Branch Manager, Reconciliation and Relationships, FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 29. 

[26]      Major-General Dave Chalmers, Group Manager, Indigenous Coordination Group, FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 29. 

[27]      Mr Russell Taylor, Principal, AIATSIS, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 11–12; Mr Nick Duff, Senior Project Manager, AIATSIS, p. 14; and AIATSIS, Submission 19, pp. 2–3.

[28]      AIATSIS, Submission 19, p. 3.

[29]      Ms Jacqueline Phillips, National Director, ANTaR, Proof Committee Hansard, pp. 12–13.

[30]      HRLC, Submission 14, p. 2.

[31]      HRLC, Submission 14, p. 4.

[32]      Reconciliation Victoria, Submission 13, p. 1.

[33]      Major-General Dave Chalmers, Group Manager, Indigenous Coordination Group, FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 29. 

[34]      St Vincent de Paul Society, Submission 24, p. 3.

[35]      Redfern Legal Centre, Submission 9, p. 2.

[36]      NSWALC, Submission 16, pp. 3–4.

[37]      Ms Elisa Arcioni, Submission 3, p. 1.

[38]      Mr Russell Taylor, AIATSIS, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 11.

[39]      Mr Russell Taylor, Principal, AIATSIS, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 14.

[40]      Mr Russell Taylor, Principal, AIATSIS, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 12.

[41]      Professor Helen Irving, Submission 4, pp. 1–2.

[42]      St Vincent de Paul Society, Submission 24, p. 2.

[43]      St Vincent de Paul Society, Submission 24, p. 3.

[44]      Professor Gillian Triggs, President, Australian Human Rights Commission, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 26.

[45]      HRLC, Submission 14, p. 1.

[46]      New South Wales Reconciliation Council, Submission 11, p. 4.

[47]      Central Land Council, Submission 8, p. 2.

[48]      Ms Tanya Hosch, Deputy Campaign Director, Reconciliation Australia/Recognise, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 6; and Mr Tim Gartrell, Campaign Director, Reconciliation Australia/Recognise, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 6.

[49]      Major-General Dave Chalmers, Group Manager, Indigenous Coordination Group, FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 27. 

[50]       Mr Tim Gartrell, Campaign Director, Reconciliation Australia/Recognise, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 2.

[51]       Journals of the Senate, No. 128, 28 November 2012, p. 3478.

[52]       Ms Jody Broun, Co-Chair, National Congress of Australia's First Peoples, Proof Committee Hansard, pp. 2. 

[53]       Ms Tanya Hosch, Deputy Campaign Director, Reconciliation Australia/Recognise, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 2.

[54]       Ms Tanya Hosch, Deputy Campaign Director, Reconciliation Australia/Recognise, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 9.

[55]      Professor George Williams, Foundation Director, Gilbert + Tobin Centre for Public Law, University of New South Wales, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 24.

[56]      The inquiry in question is the House Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Change, A Time for Change: Yes/No?: Inquiry into the Machinery of Referendums, 11 December 2009, available at http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/House_of_Representatives_Committees?url=laca/referendums/index.htm.

[57]      Professor George Williams, Foundation Director, Gilbert + Tobin Centre for Public Law, University of New South Wales, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 24.

Additional Comments by Senator Siewert

[1]        Ms Jacqueline Phillips, National Director, ANTaR, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 12.

[2]        Mr Russell Taylor, AIATSIS, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 11.

[3]        Mr Les Malezer, Co-Chair, National Congress of Australia's First Peoples, Proof Committee Hansard, pp. 6–7.

[4]        Professor George Williams, Foundation Director, Gilbert + Tobin Centre for Public Law, University of New South Wales, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 19. 

[5]        Mr Les Malezer, Co-Chair, National Congress of Australia's First Peoples, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 1.

[6]        Ms Jacqueline Phillips, National Director, ANTaR, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 13

[7]        Professor George Williams, Foundation Director, Gilbert + Tobin Centre for Public Law, University of New South Wales, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 18.

[8]        Ms Jody Broun, Co-Chair, National Congress of Australia's First Peoples, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 4.

[9]        Mr Tim Gartrell, Campaign Director, Reconciliation Australia/Recognise, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 2.