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Dominic Giannini

Top legal mind plays down voice legal-risk, power fears

Debate continues to rage over the 'yes' and 'no' vote for the voice as the referendum nears. (Esther Linder/AAP PHOTOS)

The powers of any voice to parliament in the constitution can be limited by Australian legislation and lawmakers will remain supreme, one of the nation's eminent legal minds says. 

The third clause of the amendment means the body cannot overpower parliamentarians, according to former High Court chief justice Robert French.

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