Uluru Statement from the Heart and Reconciliation: Senator Patrick Dodson

The Australian Government has announced its intention for potential reform to the Constitution to give effect to the Uluru Statement from the Heart. The Uluru Statement called for a “Voice” enshrined in the Constitution to empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to shape policy and legislation governing their affairs.  

Senator Patrick Dodson is the Australian Government’s Special Envoy for Reconciliation and the Implementation of the Uluru Statement from the Heart. The implementation process involves awareness, education and consultation about the objectives, challenges and opportunities for this significant potential reform. Senator Dodson, as a Yawuru man from Broome, Western Australia, has had a long history of advocating for the interests of First Nations peoples, including as a Commissioner in the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, as Chair of the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation, and as Co-Chair of the Expert Panel for Constitutional Recognition of Indigenous Australians. 

The Indigenous Justice Committee of the Victorian Bar is proud to offer members of the Bar the opportunity to hear from Senator Dodson in his capacity as Special Envoy at a morning seminar. 

Speaker:       Senator Patrick Dodson, Senator for Western Australia, Special Envoy for Reconciliation and the Implementation of the Uluru Statement from the Heart

Moderator:     Anne Sheehan, Co-Chair, Indigenous Justice Committee

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This is an in-person event and will also be available online via livestream.