First Nations Voice Bill 2023 (SA)

South Australia First Nations Voice Bill 2023 A Bill For An Act to give First Nations people a voice that will be heard by the Parliament of South Australia, the Government of South Australia and other persons and bodies, to establish Local First Nations Voices and the State First Nations Voice, to repeal the Aboriginal Lands Parliamentary Standing Committee Act 2003, to amend the Constitution Act 1934, and for other purposes.

Contents Preamble Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Interpretation 4 Meaning of First Nations person 5 Meaning of traditional owner 6 Act does not require disclosure of certain information 7 Act does not limit functions of other First Nations persons or bodies etc 8 Act to be read in conjunction with other relevant Acts Part 2—Local First Nations Voices Division 1—State to be divided into regions 9 Constitution of regions Division 2—Local First Nations Voices 10 Establishment of Local First Nations Voices 11 Composition of Local First Nations Voice 12 Joint presiding members 13 Terms and conditions of office 14 Vacancies 15 Functions of Local First Nations Voices 16 Procedures of Local First Nations Voices 17 Delegation 18 Accounts and audit 19 Duty to act honestly 20 Code of conduct Division 3—Elections of members of Local First Nations Voices 21 Conduct of elections of members of Local First Nations Voices Division 4—Annual meeting of Local First Nations Voices 22 Annual meeting of Local First Nations Voices Part 3—State First Nations Voice 23 Establishment of State First Nations Voice 24 Composition of State First Nations Voice 25 Joint presiding members 26 Terms and conditions of office 27 Vacancies 28 Functions of State First Nations Voice 29 Procedures of State First Nations Voice 30 First Nations Elders Advisory Committee 31 First Nations Youth Advisory Committee 32 Stolen Generations Advisory Committee 33 Native Title Bodies Advisory Committee 34 Other advisory committees 35 Accounts and audit 36 Duty to act honestly 37 Code of conduct Part 4—Addresses to Parliament 38 State First Nations Voice to deliver annual report and address to Parliament 39 State First Nations Voice to be notified of introduction of Bills 40 State First Nations Voice entitled to address Parliament in relation to Bills 41 State First Nations Voice may present report to Parliament 42 State First Nations Voice may be requested to provide report to Parliament etc Part 5—Interaction with South Australian Government Division 1—Meeting with Cabinet 43 State First Nations Voice to meet with Cabinet 44 Protection of communications etc with Cabinet Division 2—Briefings with Chief Executives of administrative units 45 Briefings with Chief Executives of administrative units Division 3—Annual engagement hearing with administrative units etc 46 Annual engagement hearing with administrative units etc Part 6—Administration and resourcing 47 Secretariat 48 Resources 49 Use of staff etc of Public Service Part 7—Review of Act 50 Review of Act Part 8—Miscellaneous 51 Confidentiality 52 Obstruction etc 53 Protections, privileges and immunities 54 Regulations and fee notices Schedule 1—Rules of election for Local First Nations Voices Part 1—Preliminary 1 Interpretation 2 Voters roll 3 Declaration of eligibility 4 Gender representation Part 2—Returning officer 5 Returning officer 6 Distribution of information and election publicity Part 3—Eligibility to vote 7 Eligibility to vote in elections Part 4—Eligibility and nomination for election to Local First Nations Voice 8 Nominations for office of member of Local First Nations Voice Part 5—General rules relating to election 9 Election timetable 10 Uncontested elections 11 Voting 12 Postal voting may be used 13 Counting of votes Part 6—Declaration of results 14 Provisional declarations 15 Recounts 16 Declaration of results and certificate Part 7—Supplementary elections 17 Supplementary elections Part 8—Disputed Returns 18 Constitution of Court 19 Clerk of Court 20 Jurisdiction of Court 21 Procedure upon petition 22 Powers of Court 23 Effect of decision 24 Right of appearance 25 Case stated 26 Costs 27 Rules of Court Part 9—Miscellaneous 28 False or misleading statements Schedule 2—Repeals, related amendments and transitional etc provisions Part 1—Repeal of Aboriginal Lands Parliamentary Standing Committee Act 2003 1 Repeal of Aboriginal Lands Parliamentary Standing Committee Act 2003 Part 2—Amendment of Constitution Act 1934 2 Insertion of section 3 3 Recognition of importance of First Nations voices Part 3—Transitional etc provisions 3 First election of members of Local First Nations Voices 4 Consultation with State First Nations Voice