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Abstract:

The current Australian Government on election in 2022 undertook to run a Referendum to entrench an Indigenous Voice to the Australian Parliament (‘the Voice’) in its current term. It has honoured this commitment with the necessary legislation receiving Royal Assent [RA] in July this year. The Constitution requires the referendum to be conducted in the six months after receiving RA although a date for the referendum has not yet been announced. This talk will explore the legal history of Indigenous – White relations leading up to the Referendum with a focus on the developments in the 21st Century.

Speaker: Professor Asmi Wood, Australian National University

Moderator: Professor Kumaralingam Amirthalingam, National University of Singapore

Venue: Block B Classroom 3-6 (Level 3), NUS Faculty of Law (Bukit Timah Campus) [New Venue]

Register here: https://tinyurl.com/cals230905 (seminar will be presented in-person)

Registration Deadline: 30 August 2023

View the event flyer here.

This Seminar is proudly organised by the Centre for Asian Legal Studies (CALS), Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore.

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