Abstract
The Uluru Statement from the Heart advocates for a First Nations constitutional voice and a legislated Makarrata Commission to supervise agreement-making and truth-telling. A First Nations voice is the immediate priority and the necessary focus of scholarly and practical discussion. However, while advocates envisage a Makarrata Commission being established following a First Nations voice, there is negligible research imagining how a Makarrata Commission might operate. This article addresses that gap. Drawing on agreement-making and truth-telling processes in Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand, and Canada, it imagines how a national institution to supervise agreement-making and truth-telling could function.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 19-64 |
| Number of pages | 46 |
| Journal | Monash University Law Review |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 3 (2022) |
| Early online date | 11 Feb 2023 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2023 |
Keywords
- agreement making
- constitutional recognition
- constitutional reform
- First Nations voice
- Indigenous rights
- treaty
- truth
- Uluru Statement from the Heart
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