▁the ▁West min ster ▁system ▁introduced ▁by ▁Europe ans . ▁Non - A bor iginal ▁Austral ians ▁failing ▁to ▁respect ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁traditional ▁law ▁is ▁a ▁major ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁the ▁current ▁law less ness ▁and ▁social ▁break down ▁in ▁Ab original ▁communities . ▁ ▁Constitution al ▁Reform ▁The ▁Australian ▁Constitution ▁which ▁came ▁into ▁effect ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁perm its ▁ra cial ▁disc rim ination ▁and ▁also ▁makes ▁no ▁mention ▁of ▁the ▁human ▁rights ▁of ▁Ab original ▁Austral ians . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁a ▁Government ▁appointed ▁Ex pert ▁P anel ▁on ▁Constitution al ▁Reform ▁recommended ▁that ▁the ▁Constitution ▁should ▁recogn ise ▁Ab original ▁people ▁as ▁the ▁First ▁Austral ians , ▁that ▁their ▁cult ures ▁and ▁languages ▁should ▁be ▁respect ed , ▁and ▁that ▁ra cial ▁disc rim ination ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁permitted . ▁In ▁order ▁for ▁changes ▁to ▁be ▁made ▁to ▁the ▁Constitution , ▁it ▁must ▁achieve ▁a ▁double ▁majority ▁in ▁a ▁National ▁Refer endum . ▁ ▁Tre aty ▁and ▁S over e ig nt y ▁Un like ▁the ▁US , ▁Canada ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁no ▁treat y ▁was ▁ever ▁negoti ated ▁between ▁the ▁law ful ▁own ers ▁of ▁Australia ▁and ▁those ▁who ▁took ▁their ▁land . ▁This ▁makes ▁Australia ▁the ▁only ▁Commonwealth ▁nation ▁where ▁a ▁treat y ▁was ▁never ▁made ▁with ▁the ▁Ind igen ous ▁people . ▁British ▁colon is ers ▁avoided ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁treat y ▁by ▁f als ely ▁claim ing ▁that ▁Australia ▁was ▁terra ▁n ul lius ▁or