Parliament will be under no obligation to accept them but the Speaker must convey a response to VOICE on each occasion.
This legislation automatically becomes law on the passing of the Referendum.
Lawyers can add legal words here and there but this is a concise basis for the creation of VOICE.
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Lets do it NOW and cut out all the nonsense about the Opposition wanting detail and the Government saying it is not needed.
Fact is that voters trust neither of them.
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About the Author
Everald Compton is Chairman of The Longevity Forum, a not for profit
entity which is implementing The Blueprint for an Ageing Australia. He
was a Founding Director of National Seniors Australia and served as its
Chairman for 25 years. Subsequently , he was Chairman for three years of
the Federal Government's Advisory Panel on Positive Ageing.