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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