Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        Journals of the Senate, No. 10 — 12 October 2016, p. 315.

Chapter 2 - Commonwealth and state funding for Indigenous Tasmanians

[1]        Commonwealth of Australia, Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision, 2014 Indigenous Expenditure Report, p. 8.

[2]        Mr Troy Sloan, First Assistant Secretary, Policy, Analysis and Evaluation Division, PM&C, Proof Committee Hansard, 16 November 2016, p. 9; Department of Health, Submission 2, p. 1.

[3]        Commonwealth of Australia, Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision, 2014 Indigenous Expenditure Report, p. 23.

[4]        Mr Troy Sloan, Proof Committee Hansard, 16 November 2016, p. 9; PM&C, Submission 13, p. 1.

[5]        See Department of Health, Submission 2; Attorney-General's Department, Submission 5; Department of Social Services, Submission 7. Funding for programs and services for Indigenous Australians is also provided through PM&C's Indigenous agencies, Department of Education and Training as well as National Partnership Agreements administered by relevant Commonwealth agencies.

[6]        Mr Troy Sloan, Proof Committee Hansard, 16 November 2016, p. 9.

[7]        Mr Troy Sloan, Proof Committee Hansard, 16 November 2016, p. 9.

[8]        First commissioned by COAG in 2007, the Productivity Commission (PC) has produced three editions of the biennial Indigenous Expenditure Report for 2010, 2012 and 2014. Work on the fourth edition is underway.

[9]        Commonwealth of Australia, Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision, 2014 Indigenous Expenditure Report, p. 1. Note: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians were up to 3.0 per cent of the population in 2013.

[10]      Commonwealth of Australia, Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision, 2014 Indigenous Expenditure Report, p. 1.

[11]      Frequently Asked Questions, 2014 Indigenous Expenditure Report, available at: http://www.pc.gov.au/research/ongoing/indigenous-expenditure-report/indigenous-expenditure-report-2014/ier-2014-faqs.pdf (accessed 25 October 2016), p. 2.

[12]      Commonwealth of Australia, Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision, 2014 Indigenous Expenditure Report, p. 46.

[13]      Commonwealth of Australia, Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision, 2014 Indigenous Expenditure Report, Factsheet for Tasmania, p. 2.

[14]      Submission 12, p. 2. See also PM&C Submission 13, p. 2.

[15]      Submission 13, p. 1.

[16]      Commonwealth of Australia, Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision, 2014 Indigenous Expenditure Report, Factsheet for Tasmania, p. 1.

[17]      Commonwealth of Australia, Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision, 2014 Indigenous Expenditure Report, Factsheet for Tasmania, p. 1.

[18]      Submission 13, p. 1.

[19]      See Department of Social Services, Submission 7.

[20]      Submission 13, p. 1. Note: Eligibility for some programs requires documentary evidence. A statutory declaration is an alternative to confirmation of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander heritage from an Indigenous organisation.

[21]      See Commonwealth of Australia, Australian Law Reform Commission Report 96, Essentially Yours: The Protection of Human Genetic Information in Australia, 30 May 2003, Chapter 36, available: http://www.alrc.gov.au/publications/report-96 (accessed 17 November 2016).  

[22]      Proof Committee Hansard, 16 November 2016, pp 8–9.

[23]      Proof Committee Hansard, 16 November 2016, p. 9.

[24]      Submission 13, p. 3.

[25]      Australian Government, Indigenous Advancement Strategy, Grant Guidelines, March 2016, pp 13–14.

[26]      Mrs Marie Taylor, First Assistant Secretary, Housing, Land and Culture Division, PM&C, Proof Committee Hansard, 16 November 2016, pp 8, 10, 14; Mr Troy Sloan, Proof Committee Hansard, 16 November 2016, p. 9.

[27]      Mrs Marie Taylor, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Proof Committee Hansard, 16 November 2016, p. 10.

[28]      Mr Stuart Turnbull, Assistant Secretary, Performance, Compliance and Capability Branch, PM&C, Proof Committee Hansard, 16 November 2016, p. 9. The five broad program streams are: Jobs, Land and the Economy; Children and Schooling; Safety and Wellbeing; Culture and Capability; and Remote Australia Strategies. See https://www.dpmc.gov.au/indigenous-affairs/indigenous-advancement-strategy (accessed 18 November 2016). The IAS Grant Guidelines state that the department uses assessment criteria to answer two questions: Will a proposed activity lead to improved outcomes within the target community or group that would not occur without the grant?; and Do the intended outcomes represent value for money, that is, do the intended outcomes justify the government providing the requested amount of grant funding? See Australian Government, Indigenous Advancement Strategy, Grant Guidelines, March 2016, p. 16.

[29]      Proof Committee Hansard, 16 November 2016, p. 10.

[30]      Proof Committee Hansard, 16 November 2016, p. 12.

[31]      Proof Committee Hansard, 16 November 2016, p. 14.

[32]      Submission 5, p. 2.

[33]      Submission 5, p. 2. See also Ms Kathleen Denley, Assistant Secretary, Legal Assistance Branch, Attorney-General's Department, Proof Committee Hansard, 16 November 2016, pp 10-11.

[34]      Submission 5, pp 3–4.

[35]      Ms Kathleen Denley, Attorney-General's Department and Mr Adam Nott, Director, Indigenous Legal Services, Legal Assistance Branch, Attorney-General's Department, Proof Committee Hansard, 16 November 2016, p. 11. See McGrathNicol TAC Report dated 22 January 2015 provided as answer to question on notice from AGD, received 21 November 2016.

[36]      Submission 12, p. 3.

[37]      Submission 12, p. 7.

[38]      Submission 12, p. 7.

[39]      Submission 12, p. 3.

[40]      Tasmanian Government, Submission 12, p. 3.

[41]      Tasmanian Government, Submission 12, p. 6.

[42]      Tasmanian Government, Submission 12, p. 6.

[43]      Submission 12, p. 6.

[44]      Note: This includes programs provided in schools, the health system, the prison system, sport and recreation programs. See Tasmanian Government, answers to questions on notice, received 21 November 2016.

[45]      Tasmanian Government, Submission 12, pp 6-7. Note: Programs that have in the past required additional documentation include Aboriginal housing and employment for an Indigenous specific position in the Tasmanian Government such as an Aboriginal Trainee Ranger. From 1 July 2016 only a statutory declaration and a statement of communal recognition is required with no further requirement to provide archival or historical records. See Tasmanian Government, answers to questions on notice, received 21 November 2016.

[46]      The relevant organisations are listed on listed at the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations, available at http://www.oric.gov.au/.

[47]      Tasmanian Government, Submission 12, p. 7.

[48]      Tasmanian Government, Department of Premier and Cabinet, Aboriginal Eligibility Policy and Processes, http://www.dpac.tas.gov.au/divisions/csr/oaa/eligibility_policy, (accessed 11 November 2016).

[49]      Tasmanian Government, Submission 12, p. 7.

[50]      Tasmanian Government, answers to questions on notice, received 21 November 2016.

[51]      Mr Will Hodgman MP, Premier of Tasmania, The Premier's 2016 Australia Day Address, 21 January 2016, Media Release, available at: http://www.premier.tas.gov.au/speeches/the_premiers_2016_australia_day_address, (accessed 20 October 2016).

Chapter 3 - Conclusion

[1]        Commonwealth of Australia, Steering committee for the Review of Government Service Provision, 2014 Indigenous Expenditure Report, Factsheet for Tasmania, p. 1.

[2]        Mrs Marie Taylor, First Assistant Secretary, Housing, Land and Culture Division, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Proof Committee Hansard, 16 November 2016, p. 14.