Sentences with phrase «indigenous policy coordination»

To that end, I welcome the recent focus on family violence in communities and the roll out of family violence prevention services over the past few years and programs like the Indigenous Women's Leadership Program developed by Kerrie Tim and her team at the Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination.

[22] Australian Government Attorney - General's Department, the Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination and the Office of the Registrar of Aboriginal Corporations, Structures and Processes of Prescribed Bodies Corporate, p6, available online at: http://www.ag.gov.au/www/agd/rwpattach.nsf/VAP/ (CFD7369FCAE9B8F32F341DBE097801FF) ~ c0000ReporttoGovernmentNativeTitlePrescribedBodiesCorporatePBCs.pdf / $ file/c0000ReporttoGovernmentNativeTitlePrescribedBodiesCorporatePBCs.pdf, accessed 9 August 2007.

In its 2006 report to the Australian government on PBCs41 the Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination outlined the following:

up to three meetings a year of senior officials (including representatives from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Northern Territory Department of the Chief Minister and Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination) to review and jointly report on progress of this agreement and bilateral agreements through their respective departmental heads to the NT Chief Executives» Taskforce on Indigenous Affairs and the Secretaries» Group on Indigenous Affairs;

The Department of Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation has stated that it will work with the Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination to consult with the Aboriginal community about alternative representative structures.34

The Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination has also put into place formalised processes to interact with HREOC on the new arrangements and in the production of the Social Justice Report.

Agencies within State and Commonwealth governments, DIMIA's Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination, NTRBs, the National Native Title Tribunal, the Federal Court and industry bodies are the key actors within the native title sector.

The Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination has commented on the progress of negotiation of bilateral agreements as follows:

State policy managers from the Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination have been invited to participate in the Forums.74

Requests for Regional Council Plans should be made to the Indigenous Coordination Centre that exists in each of the former ATSIC Regions or through the Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination in Canberra.

The replacement on the Aboriginal Health Forums of ATSIC representation (following its abolition) with State Managers of the Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination is not appropriate to ensure regional or informed representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in decision making and planning processes.

That the Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination, in consultation with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, agree to Guidelines to ensure that Shared Responsibility Agreements comply with human rights standards relating to the process of negotiating SRAs and the content of such agreements.

The Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination has described the options for participation of mainland Torres Strait Islanders in the new arrangements at a regional level as follows:

Although recent guidance provided by the Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination (OIPC) in developing relevant and appropriate key indicators, aligned with Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage is a step in the right direction.

Mr Peter Vaughan Group Manager Land and Resources Group Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination Department of Family and Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

After ATSIC was disbanded in 2005, some of its duties were transferred to the Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination.

Disbanded: programs taken over by mainstream agencies; coordination functions taken over by Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination within Department of Immigration, Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs

The Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination has identified improving mainstream access as a critical component of the new arrangements if the government is to improve service delivery to Indigenous peoples in urban locations:

The Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination (OIPC) absorbed the Office of Torres Strait Islander Affairs, but continued to fund the National Secretariat of Torres Strait Islander Organisations Limited (NSTSIOL), to represent mainland Torres Strait Islanders in dealings with government departments, statutory corporations and the Aboriginal community.

the Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination (OIPC) coordinates the provision of performance information on existing programs and services;

That the two identified criteria (namely, a demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Indigenous cultures; and an ability to communicate effectively with Indigenous peoples) be mandatory for all recruitment processes in the Australian Public Service relating to the new arrangements and in particular for positions in the Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination and Indigenous Coordination Centres.

It will be important for the new National Indigenous Representative Body to ensure that clear and consistent mechanisms are in place with the relevant bodies (i.e. COAG, Ministerial Taskforce on Indigenous Affairs, Secretaries Group on Indigenous Affairs, the Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination and regional Indigenous Coordination Centres).

Role of the Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination - A key function of the OIPC is «reporting on the performance of government programs and services for Indigenous people to inform policy review and development».

[23] Secretaries» Group on Indigenous Affairs, Annual Report on Indigenous Affairs 2004 - 05, Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination, Canberra, 2005, p27.

One aspect of this issue with which I remain deeply concerned, is the failure of some federal departments to use what are known as «identified selection criteria» in job selection processes or to use a downgraded version of these, as the Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination generally does.

This year the advice from the Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination (OIPC) concerning the status of the evaluation of the COAG sites has been as follows:

The Review is being overseen by a Steering Committee made up of the Attorney - General's Department, the Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination, the Registrar of the Federal Court and the President or member of the NNTT.

The Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination also advised the Senate inquiry into the ATSIC Amendment Bill that the Torres Strait Islander Advisory Board (TSIAB) retains its roles and functions as outlined in the ATSIC Act until the Act is changed.

Funding for this program finished in 2004 - 2005 but was continued in the 2005 - 2006 Commonwealth budget through funding to the Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination for the Native title Performance Enhancement Program.

Positions held include Director of the Regional Governance Unit in the Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination; Executive Director of Sexual Health and Family Planning ACT and Reproductive Healthcare Services in Canberra; Apunipima Cape York Health Council in Queensland; and Pintubi Homelands Health Service in the Northern Territory.

That, in exercise of its coordination and monitoring role at a whole of government level, the Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination:

In Australia, capacity building29 is being addressed and promoted within the native title system through the ATSIC / ATSIS (now Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination) NTRB Capacity Building program.

This funding is granted by the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs — through its Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination (OIPC)-- under a Program Funding Agreement.

These criteria have not, however, been utilised for all positions in the new arrangements by the Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination.

Participating in this Forum are representatives of the Federal Court, Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination, National Native Title Tribunal, the Attorney - General's Department, State and Territory Governments, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, the Australian Local Government Association, state farming organisations, fishing, mining and petroleum industries and a Native Title Representative Body.

Further, that the Ministerial Taskforce direct the Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination to address this deficiency as an urgent priority, including by:

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The Cartagena based Inter-American Center for Peace and Security (ICPS) fills a gap in policy coordination and cooperation on peace, environmental issues, food, health, energy, immigration, security and cultural exchanges, combating drug trade and promoting good governance and human rights, including the rights of indigenous peoples in the Caribbean and Latin America.

However, respondents were also apprehensive that where coordinating agencies, such as the new Office of Indigenous Policy and Indigenous Coordination Centres at the Commonwealth level, are not adequately resourced they will be unable to fulfil the coordinating role and parties will need to deal directly with the various agencies.

A national research coordination role for the national body could assist to channel communication between researchers and policy developers and implementers and supporting skills transfer to, and between, Indigenous researchers.

The Memorandum of Understanding in Respect of Financial Arrangements between the Commonwealth and a Self - Governing Northern Territory provided for the overall responsibility for policy planning and coordination of Indigenous affairs to remain with the Commonwealth.

However coordination of native title policy with broader Indigenous policies directed to economic and social development of Indigenous people should not weaken the capacity of specific Indigenous policy areas to pursue these goals.

The current Australian Indigenous health policy environment has developed in parallel with increasing recognition of broader concepts of health that involve social determinants — including peace, education and social justice, and equity — as enunciated in documents such as the Ottawa Charter11 and repeated in Australian strategic documents such as the Ways forward blueprint for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health.12 Unfortunately, the implementation of such strategies appears to be held back by a lack of coordination between federal and state governments and departments in terms of effective administrative responsibility for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and social determinants.