Sentences with phrase «territory governments»

That the Government explore options, in consultation with state and territory governments, Indigenous groups and other interested persons, to enable native title holders to exercise native title rights for a commercial purpose.

Under this authority, State and Territory governments are left to enact legislation which extinguishes native title in respect of these tenures.

In 2008, Native Title Ministers agreed to negotiate in good faith on an offer of financial assistance from the Australian Government that could better facilitate the settlement of native title issues by state and territory governments.

Securing sustainable and just economic outcomes for Aboriginal traditional owners and residential communities in the remote regions of the Northern Territory has been an elusive goal for national and Territory governments, various public agencies and community groups for many years.

Consultation with state and territory governments: Increased dialogue and consultation with state and territory governments to promote and encourage more transparent practices in the resolution of native title issues.

The Social Justice Commissioner supports the enhancement of the structure of ATSIC for interface with state and territory governments.

The Commission further recommends that the Government explore options, in consultation with state and territory governments, Indigenous groups and other interested persons, to enable native title holders to exercise their native title rights for a commercial purpose.

Native Title Representative Bodies» (NTRBs)[11] views are consistent with those of the state and territory governments.

for Commonwealth financial assistance to State and Territory governments to negotiate settlements that result in the full and final resolution of a claim or potential claim, and provide practical benefits to Native Title Claim Groups, for example land acquisition, the buy back of licences and opportunities to co-manage and access land.

This means that, for a consent determination, they must satisfy other parties — but particularly State or Territory governments and, increasingly, the Commonwealth [129]-- that they have this connection and, for a litigated determination, the courts.

But defunding the hospital system to scare state and territory governments to support an increase in the GST is so huge and still hasn't been rectified.

The Change the Record Coalition is urging Federal, State and Territory Governments to show leadership at COAG, and commit to developing national justice targets, focused on both violence and incarceration rates, and a nationally co-ordinated whole - of - government approach.

«I would like to see the Prime Minister lead the State and Territory governments to recommit to the now expired National Partnership Agreement or another bilateral agreement between the Commonwealth and states that will guarantee Closing the Gap in Aboriginal Health Outcomes has a coordinated and integrated approach to closing the health gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people of this Nation.

There is currently a patchwork of responses to family violence in Indigenous communities provided by federal, state and territory governments as well as local initiatives.

Further, he would like to see «an agreement between Community Controlled Health Organisations and State and Territory governments that can give serious consideration to options about Aboriginal people going in and out of custodial settings.»

In Australia, child protection services are the responsibility of State and Territory governments.

Australian Federal, State and Territory Governments and many other organisations do this by developing Information Sharing Guidelines (ISGs).

Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) has been developed collaboratively by the Australian and State and Territory Governments and describes the principles, practice and outcomes essential to support and enhance young children's learning from birth to five years of age, and their transition to school.

beyondblue is a national, independent, not - for - profit organisation and a bipartisan initiative of the Australian, state and territory governments.

partnerships with state and territory governments to develop new approaches to the settlement of claims through negotiated agreements.

In September 2007, a memorandum of understanding between the Australian Government and Northern Territory Governments in relation to Indigenous housing described Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory as falling into three levels of priority.

Such an approach would confirm that state and territory governments have an important, indeed primary, role in setting laws.

For 10 months, the Australian and Northern Territory Governments have been in negotiations with Tangentyere Council.

To commence this process, the Commonwealth, state and territory governments should report to COAG, and to the public through Reconciliation Australia, [47] by the end of 2001 indicating their support for the recommendations and actions proposed by the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation in its four national strategies and final report to Parliament; and outline actions that they intend to take to implement these.

Under the memorandum of understanding between the Australian and Northern Territory Governments of September 2007, which I described earlier, the Northern Territory Government was also required to assume full responsibility for municipal and essential service delivery to homelands from 1 July 2008.

The Federal Court should continue to facilitate meetings between representatives from the Aboriginal representative bodies, Federal government, State and Territory governments, Federal Court and National Native Title Tribunal to discuss the expected time frame for resolution of native title claims and ways to manage the cases so as to meet the agreed timetable.

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The work plan was signed at a meeting with the Tangentyere Council, the Housing Associations and the Australian and Northern Territory Governments.

This is a procedure under which the Australian or Northern Territory Governments can obtain a set of rights (which are called statutory rights) over certain Aboriginal land.

In this submission I focus upon the agreement - making process as an alternative course available to Federal, State and Territory governments, and peak bodies that have the political will to deal with native title rights on the basis of equality.

That the Commonwealth, states and territory governments report by 30 September 2001 to COAG and publicly through Reconciliation Australia on their responses to: - The recommendations of this report; - The recommendations of the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation's final report to Parliament; and - The actions identified in the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation's four national strategies for reconciliation.

That the federal government coordinate the negotiation of framework agreements under the COAG National Commitment to improve coordination and standardisation of data collection between the federal, state and territory governments, ATSIC, Indigenous organisations and service delivery agencies.

The apology should therefore form the basis for a renewed partnership between the federal government and state and territory governments to fully implement the report.

The amendments to the NTA provided for state and territory governments to introduce statutory alternatives to the future act provisions of the NTA.

While trying to establish such regimes, many state and territory governments so delayed the commencement of the right to negotiate provisions in their jurisdictions, that they are now faced with substantial backlogs of future act applications.

That Aboriginal child sexual abuse in the Northern Territory be designated as an issue of urgent national significance by both the Australian and Northern Territory Governments, and both governments immediately establish a collaborative partnership with a Memorandum of Understanding to specifically address the protection of Aboriginal children from sexual abuse.

Proposals for improved coordination and standardisation of data collection by the federal, state, territory governments and other service providers (such as ATSIC) should be formalised by COAG through framework agreements under the 1992 COAG National Commitment.

Last Friday, a group of prominent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders were invited by the Federal, State and Territory governments to meet in conjunction with the first Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting of 2018 to provide advice on the Closing the Gap refres, which is currently underway.

This reluctance is based on the view that state and territory governments are democratically elected and ought to be left to make laws as they see fit.

Ahead of the hearing, the Human Rights Law Centre, Amnesty International and the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services called on the Federal and Northern Territory Governments to take immediate action to protect young people currently in detention and not wait for the Royal Commission's findings to ensure their safety.

Recommendation 4: That all state and territory governments consider justice reinvestment in tandem with their plans to build new prisons.

The Attorney - General provides funding to respondents to native title matters and provides financial assistance to the state and territory governments

Their calls came in response to another poor performance by Australian federal, state and territory governments against the Closing the Gap targets and few concrete commitments from the Prime Minister on Tuesday in response.

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State and territory governments take steps to establish Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Commissioners in their jurisdictions.

4: Coordinating approaches to prevention by Commonwealth, state and territory governments, between different departments, and with the community sector to ensure there is capacity within local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations to provide preventive services.

Many of those attending the launch also signed a Call to Action, urging federal, state and territory governments to act, in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, to stop the over-incarceration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, «as a matter of urgency».

They have stated that «During 2004 - 05 the Australian Government will consult Indigenous people throughout Australia, as well as State and Territory Governments, about structures for communicating Indigenous views and concerns to government and ensuring services are delivered in accordance with local priorities and preferred delivery methods» (35).

The report calls for improved coordination of services within state and territory governments.

Thus there are two tiers by which the extinguishment of native title takes place: first at the level of Commonwealth legislation and the nature of the authority that this legislation gives to State and Territory governments; and second at the level of State and Territory legislation and the enactment of legislation that extinguishes native title.