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Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs

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The role of the Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs is to inquire into and report on matters of importance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Standing Committee on Indigenous Affairs - Parliament of Australia

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There are no current inquiries for this committee. See Also: Completed inquiries by this committee. WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that the written and video submissions on this website may contain images, voices and names of people who have passed away.

Indigenous affairs – Parliament of Australia

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This article considers Indigenous-specific measures across portfolios in the Budget October 2022–23, and other measures relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Measures covered include health, housing and infrastructure, land and waters, economic development and education, and safety.

ParlInfo - Overview of Indigenous Affairs: Part 1: 1901 to 1991

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Introduction. Over the last 100 years there have been several shifts in the policy relationship between the Australian Government and Australia’s Indigenous people.

Indigenous affairs overview – Parliament of Australia

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In 2015–16, the Australian Government directly spent $14.7 billion on Indigenous people, of which 77 per cent ($11.3 billion) was through mainstream programs such as Medicare, social security payments, child care benefits and support for university places accessed by Indigenous people.

Indigenous Affairs – Parliament of Australia

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This article considers Indigenous-specific measures across portfolios in the Budget 2023–24, and other measures relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Measures covered include health, safety, culture, land and waters and housing and infrastructure.

Indigenous parliamentarians, federal and state: a quick guide

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Politics and Public Administration Section. This Quick Guide provides information about Indigenous Australian federal and state parliamentarians, from the election of the first Indigenous Australian to the Federal Parliament—former senator Neville Bonner —until September 2016.

Truth and Justice Commission Bill 2024 - Parliament of Australia

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On 4 July 2024 the Senate referred the Truth and Justice Commission Bill 2024 to the Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs for inquiry and report by 11 February 2025.

ParlInfo - The origin of Commonwealth involvement in indigenous affairs ...

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The Commonwealth Government had been involved in Aboriginal Affairs in the Northern Territory since 1911 and, through the grants provision in s.96 of the Constitution, could have been involved in State Aboriginal Affairs before 1967 if it had wanted to be.

Chapter 2 - Implementation in Australia – Parliament of Australia

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This Chapter outlines how the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP or the Declaration) is being implemented in Australia, and where principles are being applied within each Stateand Territory jurisdiction in Australia.

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  • Date
    24 Jun 2014 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    SIEWERT, Sen Rachel 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005
    to: clarify the purpose of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Account; provide for excess returns from Land Account investments to be equally shared between the Account and the Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC); provide that the minister may have regard to advice provided by the ILC about its financial requirements; provide for parliamentary review of any proposed changes to the ILC and the Land Account; provide for the establishment of a Nomination Committee to make recommendations about appointments to the ILC Board; require the ILC Board to establish a Risk and Audit Management Committee; limit the tenure and reappointments of directors; require the chair and directors to disclose all pecuniary interests; and require the ILC Board to determine a code of conduct. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    28 Mar 2018 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Indigenous Affairs 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005
    to: give the Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC) functions in relation to water-related rights; require the ILC to prepare a National Indigenous Land and Sea Strategy and regional indigenous land and sea strategies; align rules for dealings in water-related rights granted by the ILC, or acquired with ILC assistance, with rules for dealings in land granted by, or acquired with, ILC assistance; and include experience in water management as a qualifying criteria for membership of the ILC Board; and
    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005
    and
    Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973
    to rename the ILC as the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    11 Aug 1999 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs portfolio 

    Bill

  • Date
    29 Nov 2000 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989
    to: rename the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commercial Development Corporation to Indigenous Business Australia (IBA); allow the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission to outsource its commercial functions; and provide the option of appointing a full-time chairperson to IBA. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    13 Mar 2002 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989
    in relation to: appointment, terms of office and eligibility for election of certain statutory office holders of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC); consistency of terminology and practice with the Commonwealth Accrual-Based Outcomes and Outputs Framework; clarification and enhancement of ATSIC’s internal review process; and access to appeal and review processes through the Administrative Review Tribunal. Also contains transitional provisions. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    27 May 2004 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989
    to abolish the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC); and make consequential amendments arising from its abolition, including: the transfer of ATSIC’s assets and liabilities to other agencies, the establishment of a new housing fund to be administered by Indigenous Business Australia, and modification of the role of the Office of Evaluation and Audit; and
    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2004
    to: abolish regional councils from 1 July 2005; and make consequential amendments. Also contains transitional and saving provisions and makes consequential amendments to 11 other Acts. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    01 Dec 2004 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989
    to: abolish the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC); rename the Act as the
    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005
    ; and make consequential amendments arising from its abolition, including: the transfer of ATSIC’s assets and liabilities to other agencies, the establishment of a new housing fund to be administered by Indigenous Business Australia, and modification of the role of the Office of Evaluation and Audit; and
    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2004
    to: abolish regional councils from 1 July 2005; and make consequential amendments. Also makes consequential amendments to 11 other Acts. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    28 Mar 2018 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Indigenous Affairs 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund Bill 2018, the bill amends: the
    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005
    to close the Land Account; five Acts to make consequential amendments to support the operation of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund on commencement; and the proposed
    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund Act 2018
    to make amendments contingent on the repeal of the
    Nation-building Funds Act 2008
    and enactment of the proposed
    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Amendment (Indigenous Land Corporation) Act 2018
    . Also provides for transitional arrangements. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    28 Mar 2018 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Indigenous Affairs 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2018, the bill provides for the establishment of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund as a dedicated financial asset fund for the making of annual and discretionary payments to the Indigenous Land Corporation. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    28 Nov 2012 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs / Attorney-General 
    Summary
    The bill: provides for the recognition by the Parliament, on behalf of the people of Australia, of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; requires the minister to cause a review of support for a referendum to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Constitution; requires the minister to present a report of the review to Parliament; and ceases to have effect two years after its commencement. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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