Peter Dutton’s push for draft bill before voice referendum risks confusing voters, experts warn

Labor cannot specify exactly how the body would work in future as it would be subject to the government of the day, expert group members say

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Constitutional experts advising the government on the Indigenous voice to parliament say Peter Dutton’s calls to release a draft bill before the referendum would lead to more voter confusion and potentially undermine the body in the future.

But while members of the legal expert group say the government could publish more broad information about how the voice would work, they claim it is “not reasonable” for critics to demand an exhaustive list of the consultation body’s operations, noting it could be changed at any time by future parliaments.

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