House of Representatives Committees

House Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs

Inquiry into Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community control, management and resources

Report

On 13 September 1990, the House Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs tabled its report entitled Our future, our selves: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community control, management and resources.

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This report is available in two parts to reduce download size.
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This report is comprised of preliminary pages, 10 chapters and 5 appendices.

Our future, our selves: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community control, management and resources

Part A: Preliminary pages up to Chapter 5 (PDF 4492KB)
Contents, Terms of Reference, Committee Membership, Foreword, Preface, Conduct of the Inquiry and List of Recommendations

Ch1: Self-determination, self-management and Aboriginal people

Ch2: Impediments to self-determination and self-management
Ch3: Structures for Aboriginal control and management
Ch4: From consultation to negotiation with Aboriginal people
Ch5: Women


Part B: Chapter 6 to Appendix 5 (end) (PDF 4668KB)

Ch6: Co-ordination
Ch7: Funding
Ch8: Accountability
Ch9: Community advisers and community-based staff
Ch10: Resource agencies

Appendix 1: List of organisations and individuals who made submissions
Appendix 2: Public hearings and witnesses heard
Appendix 3: List of exhibits
Appendix 4: List of informal discussions and field visits
Appendix 5: Advisers to the inquiry

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