Senate Select Committee on Regional and Remote Indigenous Communities
Inquiry process
The select committee is due to report twice
each year over the current parliament.
The committee has changed its
reporting dates to 15 June and 26 November 2009 and is now taking
submissions until Monday, 16 October 2009.
The committee's terms of reference are very broad
and cover a range of subjects. These include Commonwealth government
policies that are specific to the Northern Territory Emergency Response, the
wellbeing and safety of children and the involvement of the Commonwealth,
state and territory governments in regional and remote Indigenous
communities.
In its first report of 30 September 2008 the
committee provided an overview of the breadth of issues that had been raised
with them by communities, organisations, business and industry as well as
individuals living and working in regional and remote Indigenous
communities. The committee also reported on the following themes that arose
out of submissions and during community visits:
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A perceived
need for a greater investment in people, resources and infrastructure to
meet the needs and aspirations of regional and remote communities;
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A commitment
from state , territory and Commonwealth governments to long term
relationships and partnerships with Indigenous people and communities as
way of solving entrenched problems;
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Ability of
government programs to be tailored to the needs and strengths of
communities, not the other way around;
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Increased
accountability of bureaucracies to Indigenous people and communities; and
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A perceived
lack of awareness of the serious nature of the issues confronting people
living in regional and remote Indigenous communities.
The committee will consider these issues further
in their reports for this year and will also focus on the impact of the
Northern Territory Emergency Response.
The select committee looks forward to receiving
submissions and information about any or all of its terms of reference and
will be visiting regional and remote Indigenous communities during 2009 to
make sure it is well informed about issues related to the inquiry.
Submissions do not need to be long, and
arrangements can be made for people who are not able to make a written
submission to provide this by telephone. Please contact the committee
secretariat for more information.
Senator the Hon Nigel Scullion
Chair
For further information, contact:
Committee Secretary
Senate Select Committee on Regional and Remote Indigenous Communities
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia
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