Recommendation 88
• States and territories
The Australian Government recognises the importance of engaging in good faith consultations with Indigenous peoples in relation to decisions that affect them. It engages with Indigenous people on issues that affect them through the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s Regional Network, the Indigenous Advisory Council, Indigenous community based organisations and other bodies.
Information on how the Australian Government is supporting the Indigenous designed and led Empowered Communities initiative that gives Indigenous people a greater say in decisions that affect them can be found on the Empowered Communities page on the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet website.
For information on state and territory policies and programmes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, visit:
- Australian Capital Territory – Office of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs
- New South Wales – Office of Communities—Aboriginal Affairs
- Northern Territory – Office of Aboriginal Affairs
- Queensland – Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships
- South Australia – Department of Premier and Cabinet, Aboriginal Community Advice and Support
- Tasmania – Department of Premier and Cabinet, Office of Aboriginal Affairs
- Victoria – Department of Premier and Cabinet, Aboriginal Victoria
- Western Australia – Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage