2023 Referendum Information

Adelaide Hills Council does not have an official position supporting a Yes or No vote in the 2023 Referendum.

Adelaide Hills Council:

1. Acknowledges the Uluru Statement from the Heart and acknowledges that the Statement seeks to have, amongst other things, a First Nations Voice to Parliament enshrined in the Australian Constitution.
2. Notes the passage of the First Nations Voice Bill 2023 through State Parliament and assent by Her Excellency the Governor of SA.
3. Is supportive of the upcoming Federal referendum, proposing a law; “to alter the Australian Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice".
4. Acknowledges and accepts that such a decision to approve this proposed law to alter the Australian Constitution is a matter for the Australian people.