❓ Mr. Wyatt asks a detailed question regarding the status of initiatives addressing the Gordon Inquiry recommendations on Aboriginal Affairs, including completion rates, progress, evaluation reports, and monitoring processes. The answer states that the Committee has concluded its follow-up on the matter and will not request further reporting from the DAA.
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I refer to the Department of Aboriginal Affairs' website, on the page entitled
The Gordon Inquiry
, where it is states that, as of May 2007, 71 of the 125 initiatives which address the Gordon Inquiry recommendations have been completed, while 37 are still in progress, and ask:
(a) which of the 71 recommendations have been completed;
(b) which 37 initiatives were still in progress as of May 2007;
(c) what progress has been made on these incomplete initiatives since May 2007;
(d) what is the current status of the 71 initiatives that had been completed as at May 2007;
(e) why was the 2008 Evaluation Report, entitled
Evaluation of the Impact of the Government’s Response to the Gordon Inquiry
not made available to the public:
(i) will the Government make this report available; and
(ii) what were the key findings of this report;
(f) have phases 2 and 3 of the evaluation program described on this webpage been completed;
(g) if yes to (f), what were the key findings of these evaluation phases;
(h) if yes to (f), what implications do the findings from (g) have on current policy and the initiatives that have been implemented;
(i) if no to (f), why has this not taken place and what is the current progress of status of each phase;
(j) if no to (f), what is being done instead of this evaluation program to assess the impact of the completed initiatives in addressing family violence and child abuse; and
(k) if no to (f), what is being done to monitor the progress of the 37 initiatives which were incomplete as of May 2007?
The Gordon Inquiry
, where it is states that, as of May 2007, 71 of the 125 initiatives which address the Gordon Inquiry recommendations have been completed, while 37 are still in progress, and ask:
(a) which of the 71 recommendations have been completed;
(b) which 37 initiatives were still in progress as of May 2007;
(c) what progress has been made on these incomplete initiatives since May 2007;
(d) what is the current status of the 71 initiatives that had been completed as at May 2007;
(e) why was the 2008 Evaluation Report, entitled
Evaluation of the Impact of the Government’s Response to the Gordon Inquiry
not made available to the public:
(i) will the Government make this report available; and
(ii) what were the key findings of this report;
(f) have phases 2 and 3 of the evaluation program described on this webpage been completed;
(g) if yes to (f), what were the key findings of these evaluation phases;
(h) if yes to (f), what implications do the findings from (g) have on current policy and the initiatives that have been implemented;
(i) if no to (f), why has this not taken place and what is the current progress of status of each phase;
(j) if no to (f), what is being done instead of this evaluation program to assess the impact of the completed initiatives in addressing family violence and child abuse; and
(k) if no to (f), what is being done to monitor the progress of the 37 initiatives which were incomplete as of May 2007?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
10 September 2013
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
Response time
35 days
It should be noted that correspondence addressed to the Committee becomes the property of the Legislative Assembly and cannot be forwarded to any other party without the authorisation of the Committee. The Freedom of Information Act 1992 provisions also cannot be applied to Committee documents. After considering the report, the Committee wrote to DAA advising that the Committee has resolved to conclude its follow up on the matter as it is unclear whether continuing to seek response to the 2005 audit report is the most effective or efficient way to assess if government and agencies have met the challenges and issues identified in the Gordon report. I will not be requesting that DAA continue to report on the implementation of Gordon initiatives.
After considering the report, the Committee wrote to DAA advising that the Committee has resolved to conclude its follow up on the matter as it is unclear whether continuing to seek response to the 2005 audit report is the most effective or efficient way to assess if government and agencies have met the challenges and issues identified in the Gordon report. I will not be requesting that DAA continue to report on the implementation of Gordon initiatives.
I will not be requesting that DAA continue to report on the implementation of Gordon initiatives.
After considering the report, the Committee wrote to DAA advising that the Committee has resolved to conclude its follow up on the matter as it is unclear whether continuing to seek response to the 2005 audit report is the most effective or efficient way to assess if government and agencies have met the challenges and issues identified in the Gordon report. I will not be requesting that DAA continue to report on the implementation of Gordon initiatives.
I will not be requesting that DAA continue to report on the implementation of Gordon initiatives.
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