Australian Human Rights Commission
Information for LOI – Australia, 29 August 2016
Income management and poverty
Information on the impact of the Community Development Program on
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Information on the impact of the Healthy Welfare Card trials on Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Cultural Rights (native title)
Information on steps that the Australian Government will take to support
economic development undertaken by Indigenous peoples on their lands and
undertaken with their free, prior and informed consent.
Information on steps to be taken by the Australian Government to better
recognise and protect Indigenous peoples’ native title rights and interests,
including on the status of implementation of the recommendations of the
Australian Law Reform Commission’s Connection to Country Review of the
Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) and the Council of Australian Government’s
Investigation into Indigenous Land Administration and Use.
Information on steps that the Australian Government will take to ensure that
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples participate in decision-making,
and give their free, prior and informed consent to activities within the Northern
Australia Development Agenda.
• People with Disabilities
National Disability Strategy
Information on the outcomes achieved through the National Disability Strategy
and on the process for evaluation and monitoring of impact.
National Disability Insurance Scheme
Information on the monitoring and evaluation incorporated into the national
rollout of the NDIS.
Employment of people with disabilities
Information on the Australian Government response to the Willing to Work
Inquiry recommendations concerning people with disabilities.
Prisoners and mental health
Information about Government responses to issues affecting prisoners with a
disability or mental health issue.
Information on strategies to address the rate of people with a disability in the
criminal justice system.
Information about the availability of appropriate treatment and services for
prisoners with mental health issues, including drug and alcohol abuse.
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