CONSTITUTION CHANGE PROVIDES ENDURING INDIGENOUS VOICE ON AOC ATHLETES' COMMISSION 05/08/21 The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has amended its constitution at today’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) to ensure there’s a permanent Indigenous voice on the AOC Athletes’ Commission. The Annual General Meeting passed an amendment that will require at least one Aboriginal and one Torres Strait Island representative on the Commission. These members may be elected by athletes competing at a Summer or Winter Games – or directly appointed by the AOC Executive following advice from the AOC Indigenous Advisory Committee (IAC), if no Indigenous athletes were elected. AOC President John Coates says the AOC’s commitment to reconciliation has gained significant momentum since the Constitution was amended in 2015 to recognise the heritage, culture and history of Australia’s first peoples and to give practical support to Indigenous reconciliation through sport.