❓ A parliamentary question regarding the implementation of recommendations from the Indigenous Implementation Board's final report, specifically concerning regional governance and Aboriginal culture, receives a largely negative response from the Minister.
AnsweredQoN 344Legislative Council
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With regard to recommendations of the Indigenous Implementation Board final report, February 2011, specifically dot point 1 of Recommendations for the Further Development of Regional Governance on page 21 and dot points 1 and 2 of Recommendations to Promote Aboriginal Culture on page 22, I ask: (a) does the Minister support the recommendations; (b) if no to (a), why not; (c) has the Minister taken any action to achieve any of the outcomes promoted in the recommendations; (d) if no to (c), why not; (e) if yes to (c), will the Minister please outline them; (f) has the Minister established a “culturally legitimate representational system, with funding from Royalties for Regions”, as suggested in the recommendations; (g) if no to (f), why not; (h) has the Minister established a “fund that can be used to leverage support from a range of sectors and organisations to allow Aboriginal language centres to preserve and teach Aboriginal languages” as recommended on page 22; (i) if no to (h), why not; (j) have the “Departments working with children and young people established a budget to fund community elders and mentors to teach them about their culture and assist to reconnect them to the cultural life of their people”, as recommended on page 22; (k) if no to (j), why not; and (l) if yes to (j), will the Minister please outline what has been done?
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Answered
19 November 2013
Responded by
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
Response time
35 days
(a) No.
(b) The State Government tabled it's response to the recommendations of the Indigenous Implementation Boards final report in the Legislative Council on the 14
th
November 2012.
As indicated in the response, dot point 1 of Recommendations for the Further Development of Regional Governance: The Government's view is that development of culturally legitimate representational systems is best achieved in the context of Native Title agreement-making.
Regarding dot point 1 of Recommendations to Promote Aboriginal Culture: The Government is aware that there are already a number of language centres across WA, supported by funding from various State and Commonwealth agencies and the corporate sector.
Regarding dot point 2 of Recommendations to Promote Aboriginal Culture: State Government agencies are accountable for responding to the diverse needs of their clients through the State's Substantive Equality Framework.
(c) Yes.
(d) Not applicable.
(e) The Member is referred to the State Government's response to the recommendations of the Indigenous Implementation Board final report. The response was tabled in the Legislative Council on 14 November 2012.
(f) No.
(g) Refer to (a) and (b).
(h) No.
(i) Refer to (a) and (b).
(j) No.
(k) Refer to (a) and (b).
(l) Not applicable.
(b) The State Government tabled it's response to the recommendations of the Indigenous Implementation Boards final report in the Legislative Council on the 14
th
November 2012.
As indicated in the response, dot point 1 of Recommendations for the Further Development of Regional Governance: The Government's view is that development of culturally legitimate representational systems is best achieved in the context of Native Title agreement-making.
Regarding dot point 1 of Recommendations to Promote Aboriginal Culture: The Government is aware that there are already a number of language centres across WA, supported by funding from various State and Commonwealth agencies and the corporate sector.
Regarding dot point 2 of Recommendations to Promote Aboriginal Culture: State Government agencies are accountable for responding to the diverse needs of their clients through the State's Substantive Equality Framework.
(c) Yes.
(d) Not applicable.
(e) The Member is referred to the State Government's response to the recommendations of the Indigenous Implementation Board final report. The response was tabled in the Legislative Council on 14 November 2012.
(f) No.
(g) Refer to (a) and (b).
(h) No.
(i) Refer to (a) and (b).
(j) No.
(k) Refer to (a) and (b).
(l) Not applicable.
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