Can the intention of constitutional reform be subverted by future governments? In particular the Constitutional wording does not say that Indigenous people will be included in the Voice, it just states that the Government of the day will decide the member
All constitutional provisions rely on the good faith of government and Parliament (and, so, the strength of Australian democracy) to some degree. The proposed constitutional change would provide some protection for key aspects of the Voice, in sub-sections (1) and (2) and in the purposive opening words, with which legislation would need to comply.