Many of those not supporting the Voice who are themselves Indigenous argue that the Voice would ‘cede sovereignty’. I suspect sovereignty is only ceded – in part – after a Treaty is made and such a step is agreed to – is that right?
Sovereignty can only be ceded by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples themselves. There is nothing in the proposal for recognition through a Voice that would involve a cession of sovereignty. Nor would a treaty necessarily cede sovereignty, unless it is expressed to do so. For a useful discussion of these issues, and rejection of the argument about ceding sovereignty, see this article by Indigenous lawyer Dr Hannah McGlade.