▁of ▁the ▁Executive . ▁ ▁To ▁defend ▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁the ▁Jud ici ary . ▁ ▁To ▁fost er ▁and ▁support ▁any ▁re forms ▁of ▁Australia ' s ▁constitution al ▁arrang ements ▁which ▁would ▁help ▁achieve ▁these ▁object ives . ▁ ▁To ▁promote ▁discussion ▁on ▁constitution al ▁matters ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁clear ▁position ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁decent ral isation ▁of ▁government ▁power . ▁ ▁To ▁encou rage ▁a ▁wider ▁understanding ▁throughout ▁the ▁community ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁and ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁achiev ement ▁under ▁it . ▁ ▁The ▁Society ' s ▁a ims ▁have ▁been ▁described ▁by ▁author ▁Domin ic ▁Kelly ▁as ▁to ▁purs ue ▁" a ▁renew ed ▁federal ism " ▁and ▁to ▁opp ose ▁" the ▁M ab o ▁judgment ▁and ▁the ▁proposed ▁Australian ▁republic ." ▁ ▁Current ▁activities ▁The ▁Samuel ▁Griff ith ▁Society ▁has ▁held ▁more ▁than ▁thirty ▁con ferences ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁Rec ent ▁conference ▁speak ers ▁have ▁included ▁former ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Tony ▁Abb ott , ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁Susan ▁K ief el ▁and ▁Senator ▁James ▁Pat erson . ▁ ▁Conference ▁discussion ▁topics ▁have ▁included ▁M ab o ▁decision , ▁Australia ▁remaining ▁a ▁constitution al ▁mon archy , ▁the ▁possible ▁introduction ▁of ▁a ▁Bill ▁of ▁rights ▁and ▁the ▁controvers ial ▁section ▁ 1 8 C ▁of ▁the ▁Ra cial ▁Disc rim ination ▁Act . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁Society ▁was ▁granted ▁ded uct ible ▁gift ▁recip ient ▁status . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁James ▁All an : ▁" The ▁Society ’