Sentences with phrase «as social justice»

As I observed above, my term as Social Justice Commissioner began just after the abolition of ATSIC.

As the Social Justice Commissioner my functions are to monitor the enjoyment and exercise of human rights for Indigenous Australians.

As I stated in Chapter 1, one of my priorities as Social Justice Commissioner is to promote effective engagement between governments and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

The core themes of the Native Title Report 2010 — building relationships and promoting effective engagement between governments and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples — lie at the heart of my priorities as Social Justice Commissioner.

Just before I took up my position as Social Justice Commissioner, the Howard government announced the abolition of ATSIC.

As Social Justice Commissioner, my work is underpinned by two unshakeable and personal commitments.

My five - year term as Social Justice Commissioner began on 1 February 2010.

When I was first appointed to my new position, I had many people ask me what my new role as the Social Justice Commissioner would entail.

Stacey's research interests include native title jurisprudence, compensation, the relationships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander laws and customs and Australian law and policy, as well as social justice and environmental issues.

Ability to differentiate right and wrong and respect for rules and standards as well as social justice.

[155] In a speech made in 2008, Tom Calma, as Social Justice Commissioner, argued that:

These activities have helped me to identify an overarching framework to guide me in my work as Social Justice Commissioner.

I have been asked to reflect on my term as the Social Justice Commissioner and to highlight some of the achievements of the last five and a half years as well as to consider some of the challenges that we face in the coming years.

As Social Justice Commissioner, I worked with those members to lobby the Howard Government to secure Australia's support for the Declaration when it was adopted in the United Nations General Assembly in 2007.

While there are too many to list here today, some of the highlights of my term as the Social Justice Commissioner include:

«As Social Justice Commissioner, I want to focus on overcoming Indigenous disadvantage through positive and meaningful relationships with the Australian community, all tiers of governments and within our communities.

For me as Social Justice Commissioner, specifically charged by statute to report on the effect of the Native Title Act upon the human rights of Indigenous Australians, the challenge is to develop a framework that recognises the distinctiveness of Indigenous identity as it is shaped by our adherence to traditional laws and customs, while at the same time seeking to maximise the capacity of native title to contribute to the economic and social development of traditional owner groups and the communities they live in.

In last year's Native Title Report and Social Justice Report I identified the priorities to guide me in my work as Social Justice Commissioner.

I take the opportunity here to pay tribute to Dr Calma, my predecessor as Social Justice Commissioner, for his tremendous contribution to the cause of health equality.

As the Social Justice Commissioner, I will continue to use my Reports to inform dialogue at the international and national levels on developing methods for implementing the Declaration.

Since beginning my term as Social Justice Commissioner, I have been told time and again that relationships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and governments at all levels are not good.

Forums such as these are integral to my work as Social Justice Commissioner as it presents me with opportunities to work with Indigenous Mental Health workers to gain a deeper appreciation of the issues concerning Indigenous peoples and social and emotional well being.

In this Chapter, I outline my agenda as Social Justice Commissioner.

A key priority throughout my five year term as Social Justice Commissioner is to strengthen and rebuild relationships within our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

This year's Reports are my second as the Social Justice Commissioner.

[3] I also note that Zita Antonios acted as the Social Justice Commissioner between 1998 - 1999.

As Social Justice Commissioner my agenda will:

The Social Justice Report 2010 was my first report as Social Justice Commissioner and contains the agenda for my term.

In last year's report I outlined my priorities for my tenure as Social Justice Commissioner.

As Social Justice Commissioner, I provided a submission to the Expert Mechanism on the right to participate in decision making.

At the start of my term as Social Justice Commissioner in 2010, I stated that one of my overarching priorities is to give full effect to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (the Declaration).

In the Native Title Report 2010 I outlined one of the themes of my tenure as Social Justice Commissioner as «enhancing our capacity to realise our social, cultural and economic development aspirations».

Proposals and decisions that seek to alter the Indigenous land base are of particular significance in my role as Social Justice Commissioner given Australia's obligations under national and international instruments with respect to Indigenous people's rights to non-discriminatory treatment and ownership and control of land.

As Social Justice Commissioner, I also expressed some concerns about the capacity of the Government to implement the announced measures given the significant difficulties and failings that had occurred in its whole of government machinery for Indigenous affairs in the past three years.

As the Social Justice Report 2006 states:

As Social Justice Commissioner I have six staff.

During my five year term as Social Justice Commissioner I hope to work towards seeing an established framework to ensure the protection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's human rights — and the overarching element of this framework is the full implementation of the Declaration.

In my role as Social Justice Commissioner I am required to produce two annual reports on Indigenous human rights issues — the Social Justice Report and the Native Title Report.

We also undertake regular monitoring and reporting work, such as the Social Justice Commissioner's annual Social Justice Report and Native Title Report on issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

As Social Justice Commissioner, it will be my job to facilitate real communication between governments and Indigenous communities.

Benchmarking and monitoring agreements is also a key aspect of the Alice Springs principles developed by my predecessor as Social Justice Commissioner in relation to resource development agreements.6 These principles require that the resource developer must:

The Social Justice Report 2004 set out priorities for my term as Social Justice Commissioner.

As indicated above, my Native Title Unit has been investigating the issue of economic and social development through native title prior to the commencement of my appointment as Social Justice Commissioner in July 2004.

As Social Justice Commissioner, my role is to monitor the impact of government activity on the enjoyment of human rights by Indigenous peoples.

A reconciliation process which is based on anything less than negotiation over these principles will join proposals such as the Social Justice Package as an empty, unfulfilled commitment to social justice for all Australians.

(46) As the Social Justice Report 2002 noted:

As the Social Justice Commissioner has noted in the Social Justice Report 2006, there is a lack of capacity at the regional level for Indigenous peoples to «organise» themselves into a regional structure that the government could then endorse and negotiate with.

As the Social Justice Report 2002 noted:

Some 30 years later, in my role as Social Justice Commissioner, it is now my job to work with you all to champion a human rights - based pursuit of our health and wellbeing.

These are my first, annual reports to the federal Parliament as Social Justice Commissioner.