Recommendation 92

The Australian Government is committed to consulting with communities over matters that affect them and recognises Indigenous peoples' cultural connections to their land. The Australian Government is working to support remote communities through targeted strategies and details can be found on the Remote Australia Strategies Programme page on the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet website.

State and territory governments have responsibility for delivering municipal services to remote communities.

For example, the Queensland Government has made a long-term commitment to partner with communities and local leaders to improve community-level authority and enhance local decision making, to develop collaborative and community-led approaches to service delivery and support economic and social participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

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