Delegates to the Congress would be chosen from 3 separate chambers — one for national peak and representative bodies, one for
sectoral peak bodies and experts, and a third for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals and community representatives.
It will include a National Peak Bodies Chamber,
a Sectoral Peak Bodies / Expert Chamber; and a chamber dedicated to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and individuals;
Not exact matches
This model of chambers provides multiple ways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to be involved in the representative
body — through representative
peak bodies,
sectoral expert
bodies, community organisations and in an individual capacity.
Generally speaking, existing Indigenous
peak bodies represent the different
sectoral interests of Indigenous service delivery organisations.
The representation in the national
peak Indigenous
bodies is commonly restricted to the
sectoral interests of the organisation.
A permanent Chamber would be set up to provide a regular forum for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations that do not qualify as national
peak bodies or representative structures, but which still represent a
sectoral interest.
Generally speaking, existing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
peak bodies represent the different
sectoral interests of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander service delivery organisations.