Deliver the referendum to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait peoples in the Constitution through a Voice to Parliament.
The Government will provide $364.6 million over 3 years from 2022-23 to deliver the referendum to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait peoples in the Constitution through a Voice to Parliament. Funding includes:
* $336.6 million over two years from 2023-24 for the Australian Electoral Commission to deliver the referendum, including $10.6 million to produce information pamphlets for the 'yes' and 'no' cases for distribution to all Australian households
* $12.0 million over two years from 2022-23 for the National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) and the Museum of Australian Democracy for neutral public civics education and awareness activities
* $10.5 million in 2023-24 to the Department of Health and Aged Care to increase mental health supports for First Nations people during the period of the referendum
* $5.5 million in 2023-24 to the NIAA for consultation, policy and delivery. The Government will also extend the 2022-23 March Budget measure titled Indigenous Voice - Local and Regional Voice Implementation until 30 June 2025, to enable the investment of $20.0 million to progress Regional Voice arrangements. Partial funding for this measure has already been provided for by the Government including $160.0 million provisioned in the 2016-17 Budget measure titled Towards Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This measure builds on the 2022-23 October Budget measure titled Delivery of a First Nations Voice to Parliament Referendum - preparatory work.