Not exact matches
We can help you develop and implement a
process for genuine and
meaningful consultation and support you in preparing specific requests.
As a result, OPIC should strengthen its
process for engaging civil society organizations, require
meaningful informed
consultation with local communities, and monitor and disclose that it is properly adhering to these requirements.
To be sure, the
consultation has to be
meaningful, i.e., the
consultation can't just be a rubber stamp or a
process to go through.
We are hopeful that the Trudeau government will engage in full
consultation with First Nations and Aboriginal communities as its revision
process continues, and favour
meaningful statutory changes.
As such,
consultation and
meaningful participation are fundamental components of a consent
process.
Specifically, I explore the practical steps that governments can take to ensure that
consultation processes are
meaningful and effective.
Creating a
meaningful and effective
consultation process is not just about ensuring adequate timeframes and providing sufficient resources.
In this Chapter, I have illustrated several ingredients of a
meaningful and effective
consultation process.
In this section, I argue that the public
consultation process concerning the Amendment Bill (No 2) lacked many of the essential elements of a
meaningful and effective engagement
process.
Last year's Native Title Report examined two ways that governments can rebuild relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, particularly, by improving agreement - making
processes; and through
meaningful and effective
consultation and engagement.
In the Native Title Report I explore the practical steps that governments can take to ensure that
consultation processes are
meaningful and effective.
In particular, I examine two ways that governments can rebuild relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples — by improving agreement - making
processes; and through
meaningful and effective
consultation and engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
This is a summary of the «Features of a
meaningful and effective
consultation process» set out in Chapter 3 and Appendix 4 of the Native Title Report 2010.
Let me illustrate, by discussing some features of a
meaningful and effective
consultation process drawing on the spirit and intent of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples:
In Chapter 3, I begin to outline the elements of a
meaningful and effective
consultation process in relation to native title law and policy reform.
Given the unproductiveness of a prescriptive, tick - a-box approach, the features of a
meaningful and effective
consultation process were prepared to guide the development of appropriate
processes on a case - by - case basis.
Based on international standards and the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their representatives, [44]
meaningful and effective engagement and participation should be promoted in
consultation processes by including the following features as a minimum:
In undertaking research for this section, I have asked Native Title Representative Bodies (NTRBs), Native Title Service Providers (NTSPs) and Prescribed Bodies Corporate (PBCs) to consider what to them would constitute a
meaningful and effective
consultation process.
All governments in Australia should take heed of the features of a
meaningful and effective
consultation process and use them to inform their approach to
consultation and engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in all areas that affect us.
The features of a
meaningful and effective
consultation process outlined in Text Box 1.4 were developed from the foundation of the government's commitments to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Declaration.
[1] This Appendix summarises the «Features of a
meaningful and effective
consultation process» set out in Chapter 3 of the Native Title Report 2010.
In this section, I build upon these studies to elaborate the key features of a
meaningful and effective
consultation process.