Sentences with phrase «regional representative bodies»

One of the first priorities must be to establish regional representative bodies which can link to local, as well as state and national levels - Regional Partnership Agreements can provide a solid basis for this to occur.

This could be achieved through the introduction of new provisions to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005 to support the role of regional representative bodies on the mainland.

The adequacy of the legal status of regional representative bodies should be considered as part of monitoring processes for RPAs within the next two years (that is, during the life of the Ngaanyatjarra Agreement).

The first priority must be the establishment of regional representative bodies which can link to the local level as well up to the state and national levels.

Torres Strait Islander people living on the mainland have been invited to, and participated in, meetings on the new arrangements in Indigenous affairs, particularly community consultations on new regional representative bodies, and will be able to continue their involvement in planning through the new representative mechanisms.

formal mechanisms, where the national body draws its members from national, state / territory or regional representative bodies, holds regular state - wide policy forums or develops other regional - level mechanisms based on boundaries used by the previous ATSIC Regional Councils or based on Indigenous geographic regions

Formal mechanisms — where the national body draws its members from national, state / territory or regional representative bodies, holds regular state - wide policy forums or develops other regional - level mechanisms

At present there are a number of regional representative bodies that are in existence.

Understanding the factors that have been in play in past Indigenous representative bodies, in State / Territory and regional representative bodies and in Indigenous representative bodies overseas highlights what are some of the key issues that should be taken into account when considering possible forms for such a body.

The parameters are themselves of some concern, as they indicate that the shift away from regional representative bodies is definite.

As well as being responsible for formulating, administering and monitoring the effectiveness of programs to individuals, councils and community organisations in key development areas (such as economic, employment and training, housing and environmental, social and cultural, policy co-ordination), the TSRA is the regional representative body for native title and land and sea management.

Not exact matches

The remaining 40 to 45 per cent of representatives for each body (the «additional members») are elected in large regional areas using a proportional representation system, so as to match every party's share of winning candidates to their votes share.

It consists of the chairs of regional parties, representatives elected by regional party members, a representative of youth and members other interest bodies that operate within the English party.

It had recommended the replacement of the ATSIC Board of Commissioners with a national body comprised of regional representatives and a smaller national executive drawn from this body.

Any National Indigenous Representative Body will need to be alert to how it can effectively work with the regional and State / Territory representative bodies, and the current administration arrangements in place for IndigRepresentative Body will need to be alert to how it can effectively work with the regional and State / Territory representative bodies, and the current administration arrangements in place for Indigrepresentative bodies, and the current administration arrangements in place for Indigenous affairs.

Mechanisms for representing Indigenous peoples at the regional level Mechanisms for representing Indigenous peoples at the state or territory level The National structure of the National Indigenous Representative Body

Some options for the National Indigenous Representative Body to engage at the regional and State / Territory level include:

It demonstrates that, particularly at the regional level, all Indigenous groups can not be homogenised into a single representative body, but require distinct representative arrangements.

These lessons learned from previous mechanisms for national Indigenous representation can help identify what issues need to be discussed when considering the scope of a new National Indigenous Representative Body, particularly in relation to the roles and functions of the body, its level of independence and its relationships with government at the national, State / Territory and regional levBody, particularly in relation to the roles and functions of the body, its level of independence and its relationships with government at the national, State / Territory and regional levbody, its level of independence and its relationships with government at the national, State / Territory and regional levels.

Participants agreed that regional representatives should be selected from the local level through a democratic process, selecting local leaders onto regional councils either through election or from peak bodies such as the Aboriginal Medical Services.

[211] In June 2005, the then Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs had confirmed that the government remained committed to establishing representative bodies at the regional level:

A National Indigenous Representative Body could provide specialist mediation and facilitation assistance to Indigenous communities in developing community planning processes to be fed into a broader regional and State / Territory - wide planning process.

Importantly, the new National Indigenous Representative Body will have to consider how to interface with this regional body in terms of ensuring Torres Strait Islander participation at the national leBody will have to consider how to interface with this regional body in terms of ensuring Torres Strait Islander participation at the national lebody in terms of ensuring Torres Strait Islander participation at the national level.

In announcing the abolition of ATSIC, the government stated its intention to support the creation of a network of regional representative Indigenous bodies to interact with governments.

This Chamber would provide a regular forum for national peak bodies and state / territory or regional level representative bodies to interact.

In June 2005, the then Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs confirmed that the government remained committed to establishing representative bodies at the regional level:

Some of the ways in which a new National Indigenous Representative Body could engage with Indigenous people, communities and organisations at the regional and state / territory level, include:

After wide national consultation the final Report, titled In the hands of the regions, recommended urgent structural reform enabling greater regional control and a permanent division of ATSIC's administrative and elected representative roles (to be achieved through a single body - i.e. by reunifying ATSIS and ATSIC).

The new arrangements are built on a process of negotiating regional priorities with Indigenous representative bodies as well as negotiating shared responsibility agreements with local communities or groups.

A consistent and «connected» structure, so that there is a clear relationship between the national body and Indigenous peak bodies, service delivery organisations and other representative mechanisms that may exist at the State, Territory or regional level.

A third, informal and more minimalist option would be for a National Indigenous Representative Body to convene regional forums and planning processes on a regular or cyclical basis.

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).

There was also support for the body to have a tiered structure (with community, regional, state, national level engagement), and also support for a streamlined national structure, regional bodies and for the national representative body to have membership on COAG and Ministerial Councils.

formal mechanisms whereby a National Indigenous Representative Body has components that exist at different levels (such as in each State and Territory and at the regional level);

Indicating that it will support the creation of a network of regional representative Indigenous bodies by 1 July 2005 to interact with the Government and utilising existing ATSIC Regional Council structures until then;

In this model, organisations, national Indigenous peak bodies, regional and / or state / territory level representative organisations could nominate a delegate / s to represent them in the National Indigenous Represrepresentative organisations could nominate a delegate / s to represent them in the National Indigenous RepresentativeRepresentative Body.

Should the National Indigenous Representative Body just involve a national level structure; or should it also include State and Territory and / or regional structures?

What other mechanisms should the representative body use to engage at a regional and local level?

O'Donoghue's minority report in the Hiatt inquiry aimed to deal with this issue by proposing that the replacement for the NACC should be based in regional organisations feeding into state advisory bodies that comprised both regional Indigenous representatives and state public officials.

Representatives from each State / Territory should then constitute the national body, achieving a direct relationship between the regional, state and national levels;

The Victorian Aboriginal Affairs Minister announces a series of consultation sessions have been planned for regional Victoria with a view to establishing a new representative body for the State's Indigenous communities.

Should the National Indigenous Representative Body be a national - level structure or include state / territory and / or regional structures?

The range of national, State / Territory, and regional level outlined above demonstrate that a diversity of Indigenous representative bodies is currently in existence in Australia.

This will be important for ensuring consistency between program delivery by these bodies and the work of the new National Indigenous Representative Body, particularly in terms of linking national policy development with regional level program implementation.

Secondly, the Issues Paper looked at a range of national, state / territory and regional Indigenous representative bodies currently operating in Australia including:

State - based mechanisms being a feature of a new National Indigenous Representative Body, potentially drawing their representatives from regional representatiRepresentative Body, potentially drawing their representatives from regional representativerepresentative mechanisms;

How such an approach would impact on the level of direct engagement with Indigenous peoples at the regional level would depend on what other processes for participation existed within the National Indigenous Representative Body.

Negotiating agreements at the regional level with the representative Indigenous body and at the local level with Indigenous communities.

As noted above, Indigenous peoples could be represented at a regional level by a National Indigenous Representative Body through the existence of formal structures at the regional level, or through more informal processes.

Some participants prefer that the national body deal directly with regions and that a regional elected member (s) be the interface between local communities, and the national representative body.