❓ Question seeks to clarify the status of the Council of Aboriginal Elders and identify the current source of grassroots Aboriginal advice to the Government. The answer identifies the Regional Commission of Elders Councils as the current advisory body.
AnsweredQoN 880Legislative Council
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(1) Does the Council of Aboriginal Elders, which was formally constituted by the Court Government, still exist as an advisory body to the Government?
(2) If not, on whom does the Government rely for grassroots Aboriginal advice?
(2) If not, on whom does the Government rely for grassroots Aboriginal advice?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
8 August 2003
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Indigenous Affairs
Response time
45 days
(2) The eight Regional Commission of Elders Councils provide advice and express concerns to State and local government departments in regards to Aboriginal issues in their relevant regions.
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