Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER ELECTED BODY ACT 2008 (NO. 12 OF 2008) - SECT 3

The objects of this Act are, in recognition of the disadvantaged position of Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders living in the ACT—

        (a)     to ensure maximum opportunity for the voice of Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders living in the ACT to reach decision-makers in the government and its agencies; and

        (b)     to ensure maximum participation of Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders living in the ACT in developing and implementing government policies affecting them; and

        (c)     to ensure coordination by government agencies in developing policies affecting Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders living in the ACT without detracting from, or diminishing, the responsibilities of those agencies to provide services for the broader community; and

        (d)     to further the economic, social and cultural development of Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders living in the ACT; and

        (e)     to provide for advice to be given on appropriate representation of Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders living in the ACT on consultative bodies established by government agencies.