Parliament of Australia:Senate:Select Committee on the Administration of Indigenous Affairs

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After ATSIC - Life in the mainstream?

8 March 2005

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Membership of committee	(PDF 15KB)	(HTML format)
Summary of recommendations	(PDF 15KB)	(HTML format)
Acronyms	(PDF 11KB)	(HTML format)
Preface	(PDF 22KB)	(HTML format)

Chapter One - Introduction	(PDF 44KB)	(HTML format)
Background to the inquiry Overview of Government reforms to the administration of Indigenous affairs Criticism of government processes Conduct of the inquiry Structure of the report Assistance with the inquiry

Chapter Two - Evolution of ATSIC	(PDF 164KB)	(HTML format)
Overview of ATSIC ATSIC history and development Reviews of Indigenous affairs ATSIC's performance Conclusion

Chapter Three - The effects of the ATSIC Amendment Bill	(PDF 51KB)	(HTML format)
Introduction Transfer of ATSIC assets and intellectual property Changes to the Office of Evaluation and Audit Changes affecting the Indigenous Land Corporation and Indigenous Business Australia Implications for Native Title Representative Bodies Consulting with Indigenous Australians

Chapter Four - Representation	(PDF 67KB)	(HTML format)
The Government's proposed reforms National representation Indigenous representation and the role of government Regional representation The National Indigenous Council Representation of Torres Strait Islanders

Chapter Five - Mainstreaming of service delivery	(PDF 117KB)	(HTML format)
Introduction Old problems – the need for a new approach 'New' mainstreaming Government policy for the new administrative arrangements Rationale for mainstreaming Issues with mainstreaming Conclusion and recommendation

Australian Democrats supplementary comments	(PDF 32KB)	(HTML format)
Australian Greens – additional comments	(PDF 21KB)	(HTML format)
Minority report by Government Members	(PDF 29KB)	(HTML format)

Appendix One - Submissions Received	(PDF 26KB)	(HTML format)
Appendix Two - Witnesses who have appeared before the Committee at public hearings	(PDF 31KB)	(HTML format)
Appendix Three - Tabled Documents	(PDF 14KB)	(HTML format)

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