The words of the document are important. It must speak the language of repentance and inclusion. It must reflect ancestral rights and include an apology. There is a need for Aboriginal people as a whole to get together to determine a position on this.
Australian people feel left out of the parliamentary system.
All of Australia must own the document. The document should also address the recent progress in reconciliation as well as identify the unfinished tasks. The following propositions were accepted by the participants in this seminar. This Convention believes that a national document of reconciliation is a desirable outcome of the work of the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation and recommends that a national agreement be negotiated between indigenous and non-indigenous peoples first, and then the Commonwealth Parliament, before it is put into legislation. This Convention considers that any national document should provide for enabling legislation for local and regional agreements to be negotiated.